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The incident happened sometime overnight on Monday/Tuesday, 19/20 January, at a farm in Clifton Lane, Clifton Campville.
Thieves broke into a cheese room at the farm and searched an office. They then broke into a building which housed more than 100 goats.
Staff at the farm found the remains of a goat the next morning. It had been hit over the head and dumped in a ditch.
Inspector Jonathan Staite, Neighbourhood Policing Commander for Lichfield said today:
"This was a disgusting act of cruelty and I would appeal for anyone with information to contact police as a matter of urgency."
Police are contacting The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (RSPCA) officers to help with their investigation.
Officers are urging anyone with information to contact Lichfield police on 0300 123 4455 or, call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Clifton Lane
Clifton Campville
Lichfield
West Midlands
B79
The location of the incident marked on this map is approximate