Rustling is one of the oldest professions (or crimes) known to man.

A group of stakeholders in Donegal are coming together to implant tracking devices in the Donegal Animal Hospital in an attempt to curb the theft of livestock.

Tracking devices will fitted and then they will be monitored by satellites.

The people at the Animal Hospital told me that the theft of sheep from the hills of Donegal has reached “epidemic” levels.

The group of affected bodies including the Department of Agriculture and farm bodies both sides of the border met on Wednesday night to discuss how best to use the technology to curb thefts.