They are lazy sheep.

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People are "throwing sheep" at one another and they are seeing "who is hot".

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They keep the vegetation low in the winter when the sheep are brought down to lower levels, and they provide food for birds like choughs.

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The farming crisis has hit Maurice Vellacott so badly he has begun shooting his sheep - because he says they are worthless.

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The males can be very aggressive and have been known to attack deer, dogs, sheep and even humans if they are disturbed.

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Sometimes it suffices to say that those who live their life the way they see fit are the most creative among the sheep heard.

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As a result of the negotiations, the Farming Minister Jane Kennedy has confirmed farmers in England will not now have to electronically tag sheep intended for slaughter before they are 12 months old when the new rules come into force.

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Although hill farmers are used to dealing with snow, this year it has come much later in the season when sheep are at their most vulnerable because they are in the late stages of pregnancy or at the start of lambing.

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He explained that sheep were being targeted because of the high prices they are currently fetching.

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It most commonly occurs in mammal such cattle, sheep, goats, camels and antelopes, but can also occur in humans when they are exposed to infected animals or tissue from infected animals.

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