AAP General News (Australia)
08-15-2007
Vic: Farmer fleeced of his flock of sheep
A Victorian farmer's been fleeced by thieves who stole his flock of sheep .. which
are believed to have been shorn and sold.
Police say about 290 Merino ewes were last seen on August 10 in a paddock in Skipton
.. in Victoria's south-west .. wearing red heart-shaped ear tags.
The 12-month-old sheep .. valued at 30 thousand dollars .. were separated from their
flock of 400 in an isolated paddock.
Police believe there was a four-wheel drive and other vehicles to load the 300 sheep
onto a truck over the weekend.
AAP RTV jat/pmu/af/wz
KEYWORD: SHEEP (MELBOURNE)
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