Ewe rescued after getting caught in barbed wire near Yorkshire ski and snowboard centre

Officers said the barbed wire had managed to get stuck in the sheep's skin

Chris Brayford
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The ewe had been entangled in barbed wire (RSPCA)
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The ewe had been entangled in barbed wire (RSPCA)

A ewe had to be rescued by animal welfare officers after getting its neck and feet wrapped in barbed wire at a farm in West Yorkshire. RSPCA officers said they had received a phone call from a member...

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