Lambs killed with bow and arrow in 'cruel crime' in North Yorkshire
Police are investigating the deaths of the animals, which happened in fields near Ravensworth Castle, close to Richmond.
Officers have branded their deaths a "terrible and cruel crime".
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A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said they were shot with an arrow fired from a recurve, or compound-type bow.
PC Mark Wood, Richmond rural beat manager and wildlife crime officer at the force, said: “This is a terrible and cruel crime, and I would urge anyone with any information about it to contact me.”
Anyone with information is asked call police on 101, quoting reference number 12180112952.