Thieves steal blue tongue sheep

Ten sheep were stolen from a field in Waalre on Monday, one of which has blue tongue disease, reports the NRC.


The other nine have been vaccinated against the virus with penicillin. Blue tongue is not harmful to people, but eating meat injected with penicillin can be, according to a police spokesman.

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