Queensland police investigate after 5,500 sheep worth $1.7m stolen from farm
Queensland police are investigating the theft of 5,500 Dorper sheep valued at $1.7 million from a farm near Blackall. The incident, occurring between February and May, highlights a growing concern regarding rural and stock crime in Australia.
Why it matters
Large-scale livestock theft causes significant financial damage to agricultural producers and disrupts the rural economy.
Dorper sheep on a farm in Australia. Queensland police say 5,500 ewes and rams fitted with white National Livestock Identification System tags have been stolen from a property outside Blackall. Dorper sheep on a farm in Australia. Queensland police say 5,500 ewes and rams fitted with white National Livestock Identification System tags have been stolen from a property outside Blackall. Queensland Queensland police investigate after 5,500 sheep worth $1.7m stolen from farm Police say the sheep were stolen from a property 830km west of Brisbane between February and May
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Queensland police are investigating after about 5,500 Dorper sheep worth more than $1.7m were allegedly stolen from a western Queensland farm.
Police said the sheep were stolen from a property outside Blackall, about 830km west of Brisbane, between February and May this year.
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