POLICE IN ARMAGH are investigating after a number of lambs died following an attack near the Battleford Road.

The animals suffered heart attacks after their right ears were cut off in an incident at the weekend.

In a post on their Facebook page, the PSNI in Armagh appealed for information and said they have increased patrols in the area.

Anyone with information into this act of animal cruelty has been asked to call the emergency number 101, quoting the reference number 1323 9/5/15.

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Lambs die after their ears are cut off in violent attack

‘Appalling and horrific’ puppy farm with dead animals on site closed down

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