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Some farmers associations have called on government to tighten the screws in dealing effectively with the plague of livestock theft in the country.

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The livestock theft scourge is impacting both commercial and emerging farmers. But over the years, things have taken a turn for the worse in this sector. “The way they kill the cows is ruthless and it keeps me awake even in the thick of the night as we have to constantly check if there’s no movement outside,” a livestock owner says.

“most of the animals that are stolen end up in abattoirs or auctions and it’s only 10% which end up in informal butcheries or locations” Willie Clack from National Stock Theft Prevention Forum.

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