KENT — Police have confirmed they are investigating multiple reports of 'aggravated livestock worrying' in the Romney Marsh area, following claims that local flocks have been subjected to 'prolonged and distressing geopolitical rhetoric.'
Detective Inspector Woolley of the Kent Rural Crimes Division stated that the investigation is not focused on the traditional threat of domestic dogs, but rather on 'unauthorized rhetorical trespassing.'
'We are seeing a disturbing spike in ruminant anxiety,' said DI Woolley. 'The sheep aren't being chased; they’re being briefed. We’ve had reports of a man in a Barbour jacket standing at the edge of the paddock and reciting manifesto pledges about 'net-negative migration' until the entire flock is too terrified to chew their cud.'
The investigation took a dramatic turn this week when a whistleblower from within the Romney Marsh flock came forward to speak with investigators on the condition of anonymity. Bessie, a high-yield Romney ewe who identifies as 'multi-national,' expressed grave concerns about Reform UK’s flagship migration policies.
'He keeps shouting about 'Stopping the Boats,' but has he considered the logistics for the livestock?' bleated Bessie from behind a secure hay bale. 'I sailed here from New Zealand on a perfectly legitimate cargo vessel for a better life in a Kentish meadow. If he turns the boats around, what happens to us? Am I going to be towed back to Auckland in a rubber dinghy just because I have a foreign ear-tag? It’s a long journey, the hay is terrible, and it's awfully expensive to sail back to New Zealand on a private charter.'
Our investigation has uncovered deeper fears regarding Reform’s ‘One In, One Out’ policy. Local Texel rams—originally of Dutch origin—and French Charollais ewes report feeling 'increasingly unwelcome' in a pasture that is being prepared for a 'British Sheep for British Plates' future.
'It’s pure ovine-purity politics,' Bessie continued. 'Last Tuesday, he pointed at a Dutch Texel and then toward the horizon at Dungeness. He’s looking for ‘irregular’ livestock to make an example of. He wants to vet the herd based on their wool-density and their heritage. If you weren't born in a specific Kentish ditch, he doesn't think you deserve the grass.'
We contacted the British Animal Association (BAA) to see if they would be taking legal action to protect the diverse genetics of the British flock from this 'hostile environment' policy.
A spokesperson for the BAA said: 'Moo.'
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