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WHY! Why do people nick stuff!!

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Yep, you guessed it. Just been down to the field with the farmer and came face to face with some 'people' with a white truck in the corner of the field lifting a piece of farm machinery into the back. We ran over with the dogs and asked them what they were doing and after a little while managed to get it back off them and they drove away after we checked the back of the truck. I ran over to the electric fencing to check all the birds were there and the 'people' had nicked the battery and energiser which was all padlocked to a tree :evil::evil::x Now I have 32 birds to distribute between friends before school as well doing all the horses tomorrow :roll: WHY!??

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Low lifes and plenty of other choice phrases which cannot be broadcast come to mind. Thank goodness Tom that you are OK and they didn't turn on you. You did call the police I hope. Did you manage to obtain a vehicle reg. number or any other distinguishing features that would help identify them? Thank goodness they didn't harm or steal the chickens but they may come back so be on alert.

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Hearing this makes me very very very angry. Hope all is OK Tom with your animals. I hope you informed the Police. I don't care how unfortunate they may be, stealing others property is unacceptable. They could sell their (probably untaxed and uninsured) van if they need money. Grrrrr :evil:

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I'm extremely sorry to hear this Tom; it really dampens your faith in human nature. :( I'm sure you don't need telling but do take extra precautions now. But please do be very careful as well. I would report this to the police. Even if they aren't caught there will be a record of a crime being committed. Also, always carry your phone - to call/take pix.

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Thanks guys. Police called and given reg. and told that they would 'see what they could do!' they are scared of them around here too :roll:

 

We have had 5 breaks ins over the past 2 years where I keep my horses but luckily nothing was taken except diesel and rugs.

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Tom sorry to hear of you bit of bother.

 

In answer to your question and I'm sure it is of little comfort, but there are two reasons why people steal:

 

1. Their ability to rationalise their behaviour. e.g. "They have plenty it won't be missed" or "I'm am owed this anyway because ...."

 

and

 

2. Their perception of their chance of getting away with it.

 

 

Good Luck

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Terrible Egluntine. Two poultry keepers I talked to last week have had big thefts during the last year. One man had all his breeding wyandottes taken and the other lost a lot of sussex in one raid and had previously lost all her show orpingtons. Just hope they had happy homes in the end :(

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Just picked this up Tom, and probably much as you'd shrug it off I'm going to send you a big {{{hug}}} :)

 

I also cannot type what I think about these...........errr.......lowlifes :wink: ............why can't people just respect others lives and belongings and do the best they can with their own :?

 

Do be careful Tom, especially of you are down there on your own, you cannot help any of your animals of you are hurt by these louts....always have your phone to hand and at least one other person with you please :anxious:

 

Re the police, they are only human & very often what they want to mete out to these criminals is not allowed, the same as us mere mortals :whistle:

 

Sha x

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Sorry to hear that, Tom. We've noticed a large increase in reported thefts to our rural watch co-ordinator in recent weeks, probably because the value of s"Ooops, word censored!" is going up a lot. The drain covers along the roads are going missing again (a sure sign that s"Ooops, word censored!" is of high value), and we even heard of a local tractor engine that had been removed for repair being stolen before it went back into the tractor! I suspect a lot of the farm equipment that is stolen is for its s"Ooops, word censored!" value.

 

People who do this do seem to have a genuine belief that if people have something, they must have plenty of money, so they have a right to steal it as it won't be missed. But it is missed, and causes a huge amount of distress and difficulty.

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I guess they reason that your insurance will cover it. Ironically, I'd be very surprised if the van used to attempt to nick Tom's stuff was insured and thus traceable.

 

Shame there are so many nasty people about - it's really upsetting and feels oddly personal when someone steals off you.

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