SCOTLAND has a long history of rustling, thanks to the country's infamous reivers, who had their heyday in the 16th century – but now it seems sheep-stealing bandits are back with a vengeance.
SCOTLAND has a long history of rustling, thanks to the country's infamous reivers, who had their heyday in the 16th century – but now it seems sheep-stealing bandits are back with a vengeance.
The rural crime wave cost Scottish farmers more than £250,000 last year, during which an estimated 69,000 sheep were stolen from UK farms, in addition to hundreds of cows and pigs and thousands of game birds
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exclusive By Victoria Weldon
The Sunday Herald has learned that Scottish farmers are struggling to deal with the increasing costs of rustling as organised thieves target large numbers of livestock across the country. With the price of meat on the rise, livestock is being stolen, slaughtered illegally and sold on the black market.
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