Last Wednesday Anton Botha received a phone call from his worker in Endicott telling him all the sheep were gone.
“On this plot in Endicott we have 20 sheep and a couple of other animals,” said Botha.
He added these animals were like children and were tamed to a certain extent.
When his partner Lourette Roetz arrived at the plot, she noticed the lock was damaged, but there was no damage to the gate.
But to her shock she saw dead sheep lying around with open wounds to their throats.
“It was a terrible shock and quite a horrific experience that brought me to tears,” said Roetz.
She was walking around in shock when she found a one-month-old lamb to still be alive.
She contacted Botha who came through to have a look at the dead animals.
“To see something like this brings tears to one’s eyes, it was an awful sight,” he said.
Botha added from a stock of 20 sheep, one was barely alive, three sheep were found with slit throats, and 16 sheep had been removed from the property.
He took the little lamb to a vetenary clinic and the cut was stitched up.
He might need a lot of tender love and care in the future as he still needs his mother’s milk, but Botha says he will keep a close eye on him.
“Where is it going to end or is everyone just turning a blind eye to what is happening in Endicott,” asked Botha.
The Springs police spokesman Captain Johannes Ramphora said the police will do regular patrols every night and will also get the help of the Endicott Community Police Sector Forum.
