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Archive Home > 2011 > January > 17 > ‘They want our sheep’: Poachers prey in Britain as global food prices jump

‘They want our sheep’: Poachers prey in Britain as global food prices jump

By Anthony Faiola / The Bulletin
January 17, 2011

WINDEMERE, England — The rolling hills of the English Lake District, home to the stories of Peter Rabbit and endless acres of misty farms, seem the last place on Earth for a crime wave. But farmer, beware: Thieves are stalking the puffy white gold of the British countryside.

“They want our....

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