The police assisted the RSPCA with a three-day operation in January 2012 and removed 29 dogs, 13 horses and a number of chickens, goats, cats, ducks and a cockerel from the rescue centre, where the family lives.

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The officers were part of the Territorial Support Group at the time, which assisted the Anti-Terrorist Branch in the arrest operation.

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