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Stock theft rises with meat cost
18 Jun 2004
The rising price of meat is believed to be behind a growing incidence of stock thefts in South Australia's South-East. Cattle and sheep worth about $600,000 have been stolen from properties in the region over the past 3-4 years. In SA, it's mainly sheep that are stolen, but in Victoria and NSW there's been a high level of cattle thefts. The problem is growing nationally.
A SA policeman said one of the biggest problems is that often a farmer isn't aware of the theft until some time after it's occurred and by then the trail's gone cold.
Livestock worth more than $500,000 were reported stolen in SA's South-East between February 2001 and July 2003. Another $70,000 worth of stock have been stolen since then. The thefts included 400 sheep taken from the Robe area between October 2002 and April 2003, and 90 sheep from Keith between July and September 2003. Most recently, 77 sheep worth about $6,000 were stolen from the Frances area in March or April this year.
The Advertiser, 16/6/04.
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