Fifteen cattle, with a value of around €7,000 according to the farmer, were stolen from lands in Castletroy, Co Limerick between Sunday 2 February and Monday 3 February.
The farmer, who wishes to remain anonymous, sells his cattle as forward stores. He was due to have a herd test on the Monday at 11am.
“On Sunday, around 8.30am I put 52 of my cattle, all weanlings, into a paddock near the yard on leased land at Ballysimon, Castletroy.
“When I went back in at 9.30am on Monday, there were only 37 cattle where there should have been 52. I knew when I saw them in the field they weren’t all there.
“The vet advised me to ring the gardaí and I made a statement. They said they couldn’t do anything until I gave them the tag numbers, so I gave them the numbers on Tuesday,” he told the Irish Farmers Journal.
Cattle
“They were taken in a jeep and trailer, not a lorry. I could see the tracks, there were no double tracks. They didn’t pick the best of the cattle, they didn’t take all of one breed.”
Among the cattle stolen were an Aberdeen Angus-cross, a Friesian cross and a Shorthorn-cross.
“Four cattle were 2018-born, the other 11 were 2019. The youngest calf was only born in May 2019.
“It’s strange to me. They didn’t come without local information and now I’m wondering if there’s someone watching me when I’m feeding the cattle.”
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Fifteen cattle, with a value of around €7,000 according to the farmer, were stolen from lands in Castletroy, Co Limerick between Sunday 2 February and Monday 3 February.
The farmer, who wishes to remain anonymous, sells his cattle as forward stores. He was due to have a herd test on the Monday at 11am.
“On Sunday, around 8.30am I put 52 of my cattle, all weanlings, into a paddock near the yard on leased land at Ballysimon, Castletroy.
“When I went back in at 9.30am on Monday, there were only 37 cattle where there should have been 52. I knew when I saw them in the field they weren’t all there.
“The vet advised me to ring the gardaí and I made a statement. They said they couldn’t do anything until I gave them the tag numbers, so I gave them the numbers on Tuesday,” he told the Irish Farmers Journal.
Cattle
“They were taken in a jeep and trailer, not a lorry. I could see the tracks, there were no double tracks. They didn’t pick the best of the cattle, they didn’t take all of one breed.”
Among the cattle stolen were an Aberdeen Angus-cross, a Friesian cross and a Shorthorn-cross.
“Four cattle were 2018-born, the other 11 were 2019. The youngest calf was only born in May 2019.
“It’s strange to me. They didn’t come without local information and now I’m wondering if there’s someone watching me when I’m feeding the cattle.”
Read more
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Report rural crime to gardaí - Commissioner Harris
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