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Sheep rustling in Britain’s killing fields
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A NIGHT or two ago, just up the road from my home in Northamptonshire three sheep rustlers stole eight live sheep from a field and slaughtered and butchered the carcasses right there. They took only the prime lamb leg and shoulder joints away with them.
Over the last few years this crime has slowly become more common. Organised gangs have taken over from individual chancers. Only one in a hundred are convicted.
Supermarkets and high street butchers charge between £15 and £30 per kilogram for prime lamb leg and shoulder joints. Market stalls, door to door sales and a few, less than scrupulous restaurants or cafes all provide a regular market for meat at about half or two thirds of butcher’s prices
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