Livestock theft an economical and emotional crime

The National Priority Committee : Rural Safety at a meeting held on 12 March 2019 requested the National Stock Theft Prevention Forum to once again urge all role players within the red meat industry to co-operate in the prevention of stock theft, which is a highly economical and emotional crime by abiding by existing laws. Research has proven that since the adoption of the Animal Identification Act, 2002 (Act 6 of 2002) stock theft decreased immensely.

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