‘Mystery’ can mean agenda
Thu 7:54 am +01:00, 8 Feb 2024 1Mystery of 22 sheep found dead in a shed in Conwy as police probe ‘scared to death’ theory
No teeth marks were found but officers suspect a dog may have been involved
A group of 22 ewes and lambs found dead in a Conwy farm shed may have suffered horrifically in their final moments, police suspect. The animals had no visible injuries and the cause of death has not been established.
Despite the absence of bite marks, North Wales Police (NWP) believe a dog may have been responsible for the deaths. The sheep died in a lambing shed on a farm in Llannefydd some time between 6.30pm on Monday and 8.30am on Tuesday, February 5-6. Other sheep in the shed survived.
It’s thought the animals may have been frightened to death by a marauding dog. The NWP rural crime team said: “We suspect a dog has entered the shed and panicked the large flock into a corner, resulting in a number of the animals suffocating. The animals must have been penned into the corner for some time.
TAP – If the animals suffocated, that could easily be established as a fact. So they didn’t.
Why is there so much theorising going on here? Why the soft focus picture? Why no post mortem examination?
What were the animals eating? The stomachs look bloated to my eye. All very strange. This is being passed off as UFO-type mystery when a competent vet could give the answer in a ten minute examination.
What’s being covered up here? The expansion of Police powers to confiscate dogs they judge to be dangerous is also big brother creeping into the picture. See article. They obviously need some ‘mysteries’ to justify the newer more interventionist regime. Keep your sheep dogs hidden, lads. Are they being targeted next to make hill farming next to impossible?
I lived in North Wales for 24 years and I roamed the countryside with my dog. All the Snowdonia peaks and all the rolling hills around where I lived
Sheep were everywhere and my dog was well trained so I never had any problems. I exercised my “right to roam” and went wherever I fancied. Climbing fences and walls as necessary. This sometimes led to conversations with hill farmers who were usually very firm, only once very aggressive. No problem mate, where is the footpath then?
I saw all sorts of farms too, from immaculate to appalling. One appalling farm sticks in my mind. As I approached the farm yard via a remote green lane then, I started to see dead sheep. And when I turned into the yard I saw a barn full of sheep in very poor condition. This farmer was not doing his job. I turned on my heels and left quickly, which I regretted later. I should probably have alerted the “authorities”, but I’m allergic to authority and didn’t want to get involved
Just saying that poor animal husbandry is a possible cause. Welsh folk are sometimes economical with the truth, they are notorious for it in fact. It makes for very interesting characters. My fond characterisation of Welsh folk “Why use a 100 words when 1,000 will do?”
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