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Armed police shoot errant sheep

A sheep was shot by armed police on Saturday after wandering on to busy roads from a roundabout in Swindon. The animal took up residence on the Commonhead roundabout near the Great Western Hospital at 9am, before being shot in a nearby field. The owner could not be traced, despite the efforts of local farmers and vets, but the animal did not suffer unnecessarily, said police. A Wiltshire police spokeswoman said the sheep was a danger to the public. "It was standing on the roundabout and at times wandering into the carriageway," she said. "A decision was made to deploy armed police officers to destroy the animal as an absolute last resort." Ah well. At least we can all look forward to our roast dinners tommorow. Sob sob.

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Marvellous how they can shoot a sheep the same day in a field. When 3yrs ago I had to phone the police because a cow was charging our car when we were driving up a hill 2 minutes from where we live. Other people were ringing the police about this cow being on the main road. But the police did nothing about the cow roaming around for 2 days until the cow started going into the churchyard and walking across the gravestones. At least with a sheep they could have moved it on if they had the patience. Sue

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thanks to us welshmen,sheep are nervous,and approaching it,could have caused it to run scared. ime surprised,that the vet did not have a tranquiliser gun. bryan.