Rural criminals steal farm animals worth £2.3 million

Livestock rustling remains a costly crime for UK farmers as new figures from the NFU Mutual reveal farm animals worth an estimated £2.3 million were stolen last year.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Rural criminals steal farm animals worth £2.3 million

Livestock rustling remains a costly crime for UK farmers as new figures from the NFU Mutual reveal farm animals worth £2.3 million were stolen last year. While the Covid-19 pandemic saw the cost of...

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