*Today a horrendous tale from the UK as the BBC reports upon a series of raids on a flock of sheep in Stockport. The thieves have killed 11 sheep by slicing their legs off. The farmer suspects some of the animals, including pregnant ewes, were still alive when they had their back legs removed at the hip.
The attackers are organized and evidently skilled at butchering live animals. The motive for the crime is thought to be financial and the limbs have been sold for meat.*
