ONLY A MATTER OF DAYS AFTER THE RSPCA THREATENED CUMBRIAN FARMER JEFF BELL WITH PROSECUTION IF HE LOST ANY SHEEP DURING FLOOD RESCUE THEY DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE.
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued more than 200 sheep after rising flood waters threatened to sweep the animals to their deaths.
Four Staffordshire Fire and Rescue vehicles and a water rescue unit, as well as the RSPCA, were called to fields opposite the National Arboretum in Croxall Road, Alrewas, at 8.45am.
Four Staffordshire Fire and Rescue vehicles and a water rescue unit, as well as the RSPCA, were called to fields opposite the National Arboretum in Croxall Road, Alrewas, at 8.45am.
They were unable to save 15 of the animals, which died of hypothermia. However, more than 200 sheep were removed from the danger by teams of firefighters and RSPCA officers. As the clock chimed for the two-minute silence at the nearby arboretum, a boat rescue crew was battling to rescue the flock. Assistant area commander Rob Barber, who led the operation, said: "This is a huge operation where we have been working hard to ensure we can rescue as many sheep as possible. Unfortunately we could not save 15 of them who have died from hypothermia."We believe there has been heavy rainfall during the night and the sheep have moved nearer and nearer to a hedge and got trapped by the rising water.
This is hard to drain as there is nowhere for it to go so we had to conduct an emergency rescue mission."We asked the RSPCA to come in order to advise us on how to handle the sheep and have some experts on site"
This is hard to drain as there is nowhere for it to go so we had to conduct an emergency rescue mission."We asked the RSPCA to come in order to advise us on how to handle the sheep and have some experts on site"
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