Fourteen pregnant sheep have been stolen from a west Cumbrian farm, Cumbria Police are now appealing for information.
The sheep, marked with ear tags number UK102197, were taken from a farm at High Harrington in the early hours of April 29.
Police are now appealing for anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious to get in touch.
Sheep rustling is becoming an increasing problem across the UK, farmers have said.
On Monday (15 May), 21 sheep were stolen in the Sperrin mountains, Northern Ireland.
On 5 May, sheep rustlers stole more than 50 sheep in a raid on a north-east farm in Scotland.
In March, Police appealed for information after the theft of between 25 and 30 sheep from a field in North Yorkshire.
And in February, sheep rustlers stole almost 100 sheep, worth just under £13,000 in a farm near Falkirk, Scotland.
Anyone with information can email 101@cumbria.police.uk or call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
