Manitoba farmer has his sheep stolen...again
Canadian Press
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
ST. CLAUDE, Man. -- Counting sheep has taken on a whole new meaning to a Manitoba farmer targeted yet again by thieves who lured 640 animals from his property.
Last September, thieves drove through a wire fence to avoid chained and padlocked gates and stole 1,200 animals, he said. Another 100 lambs were nabbed in 2004.
"Sheep are an animal that follow each other. If one goes, they all go. And we feed the sheep grains, so they will come to any vehicle."
He has added a tall metal gate and blocked one pasture entrance to keep out intruders.
if convicted.
Goulet hasn't spotted any attempted thefts since he began camping out with the sheep last week. He plans to sleep in the pasture this summer and next.