Slaughtered Sheep Warning
(PL32 - Tuesday, 11 March, 2008)

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Police in Camelford are warning anyone offered mutton or lamb for sale from a questionable source to contact them.

Some time between the afternoon of Tuesday 4 March and 3pm on Wednesday 5 March four sheep, which had been killed and butchered, were found in the Davidstow moor area near Camelford. The meat had been removed from the sheeps’ carcasses. These sheep were injected with the drug "dectomax" five days ago and sheep should not be slaughtered in normal circumstances until 70 days after being injected with this drug.

If you are offered any mutton/lamb from questionable sources please contact Devon & Cornwall police on 08452 777444 quoting log 224 06/03/08.

Davidstow moor
Camelford
Devon
PL32

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