Rural Life
Safety warning after medicated lambs illegally slaughtered
Police have issued a warning over the sale of potentially dangerous illegal meat after officers discovered the illegal slaughter of...
Rural Crime
Agri-Business
Police boss beefs up pioneering rural crime taskforce
Three extra police constables will be added to the North Wales Rural Crime Team, bringing its numbers up to 11...
Rural Life
More than 700 sheep illegally butchered in England since February
Gangs behind a spate of illegal field butchery incidents have killed and stolen the carcases of more than 700 sheep...
Rural Life
11 more lambs illegally butchered in Daventry district
Officers investigating a series of illegal sheep butcheries and thefts are appealing for information and witnesses after 11 more lambs...
Rural Life
Irishman jailed in UK for scamming farmers out of £40,000
An Irishman has been jailed in the UK for scamming three Welsh farmers out of more than £40,000 (€44,000). According...
N.Ireland
Appeal for info following theft of quad and generator
An appeal for information has been made following the theft of a quad, a chainsaw and a generator from a...
Rural Life
Graphic: Police attend sheep attack in Wales
Several sheep have been killed – and several more injured – after being attacked in south-west Wales sometime between Sunday...
Agri-Business
Police forced to release coursers after witnesses refuse to give statements
A gang of illegal hunters in Cambridgeshire are thought to be behind an abandoned car which was burned out on...
Agri-Business
Police issue warning after Weymouth veterinary burglaries
Police are appealing for help after medicines for animal use were stolen from a veterinary practice in Weymouth – nearly...
Rural Life
Man cleared of Blandford farm worker's murder
A man charged with murder in connection with the death of a fellow employee at a farm near Blandford has...
Rural Life
Man arrested over illegal sheep butchery released on bail
A man arrested in connection with a series of illegal sheep butchery offences has been released on bail as Operation...
N.Ireland
Almost 11,000 cattle reported lost or stolen in 3 years in NI
Organised crime gangs are becoming increasingly involved with the theft of cattle across Northern Ireland, according to the Ulster Unionist...
Rural Life
Four warrants carried out as Operation Stock investigation ramps up
One person has been arrested in the West Midlands as police raided four addresses as part of an investigation into...
Agri-Business
1,000L of fungicides stolen from north-east Scotland farm
Police in Scotland are appealing for information about a high-value theft from a farm at Colliston near Arbroath, north-east Scotland....
Rural Life
6 teens arrested in connection with 140ac UK crop fire
Six teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a large-scale crop fire in Cleethorpes, England earlier this week. The...
N.Ireland
Quad stolen from farm sparks appeal for information
An appeal for information has been launched by police following the theft of a Honda quad late last week. Stolen...
Agri-Business
Cost of rural crime hits £50 million in the UK
The cost of rural crime has hit a seven-year high in the UK, reaching a staggering £50 million last year...
N.Ireland
Investigations begin on 10 cattle stolen in overnight raid
A number of cattle have been reported stolen from a farm in an overnight raid yesterday morning, Wednesday, July 31....
