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The RSPCA has hit out at pranksters who put a live sheep in a shopping trolley and wheeled it into a supermarket in south-east London.
Two youths were recorded on CCTV carrying out the prank in Bexleyheath just after 0300 GMT on Friday.
Staff at the Asda store have named the animal Rob. It is thought to have been rustled from a farm near Gravesend in Kent.
The RSPCA said it was a “stupid, irresponsible stunt”.
Joe Lock, manager of the store, said: “We were shocked to discover that a poor sheep had been wheeled into our store.”
RSPCA inspector Andrew Kirby, who is investigating the incident, said: “We have tracked down the sheep’s owner but we can’t return it to its flock for six days because of restrictions on the movement of livestock.
“This stupid, irresponsible stunt would have terrified this poor sheep and caused it great stress by removing it from its flock.”
The sheep was not physically harmed.
The maximum sentence for the crime of causing an animal unnecessary suffering is six months in prison and a £5,000 fine.
I see..
So, it’s an irresponsible prank to wheen a sheep into a supermarket, via a trolley, but fine to walk out with parts of a dead one you have just bought from The Frozen Food Section..
The Pranksters are just Baaaaaaaaaaarmy!! :lol:
Might as well be fined for a sheep as for a lamb ! :lol: :lol:
They should have baaaaaaarred the sheep, pressed the mutton, raised the alarm, and if injured, called a Lambulance..
C’mon folks, in with the innuendo’s before PB gets here.. :lol:
Nice of you to reVEAL that…….. :)
RSPCA inspector Andrew Kirby, who is investigating the incident, said: “We have tracked down the sheep’s owner but we can’t return it to its flock for six days because of restrictions on the movement of livestock.
^^^ :shock: thats a joke right? :-s
Theres more red tape re: moving livestock!
Wanted to get the kids a pot bellied pig for a pet – the red tape we’d have to go through to get it to the allotment – vets – licenses etc ……
Soddin nightmare – they got chickens!!!!!
@boojangle wrote:
Theres more red tape re: moving livestock!
Wanted to get the kids a pot bellied pig for a pet – the red tape we’d have to go through to get it to the allotment – vets – licenses etc ……
Soddin nightmare – they got chickens!!!!!
Oven ready ones ????
No tut!!!!
Although ….. a couple ended up that way :(
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