Sheep euthanised after 'collision' with a car in North Yorkshire

Moor Houses Farm said the sheep sustained 'significant injuries' to one of its back legs and had to be put to sleep

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The Farmer in North Yorkshire said they were left frustrated after a driver had hit the ewe and then drove off to leave it in agony (Moor Houses Farm)
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The Farmer in North Yorkshire said they were left frustrated after a driver had hit the ewe and then drove off to leave it in agony (Moor Houses Farm)

A farmer in the North Yorkshire Moors has been left frustrated after a sheep had to be euthanised following a collision with a car. Moor Houses Farm, in Bransdale, said an ewe sustained ‘significant...

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