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| Rotherham farm dairy cows 'in agony' after cable theft | Rotherham farm dairy cows 'in agony' after cable theft |
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| A farmer was left with a herd of 85 cows that "desperately" needed milking after thieves stole copper cable from an overhead electricity wire. | A farmer was left with a herd of 85 cows that "desperately" needed milking after thieves stole copper cable from an overhead electricity wire. |
| Helen Smith's animals were not milked for 17 hours after the overnight theft affected Brecks Lane farm in Rotherham. | Helen Smith's animals were not milked for 17 hours after the overnight theft affected Brecks Lane farm in Rotherham. |
| Although power was restored at 15:00 BST, Ms Smith said the cutting of cables had caused damage to equipment which cools the milk. | Although power was restored at 15:00 BST, Ms Smith said the cutting of cables had caused damage to equipment which cools the milk. |
| She said: "Potentially now we've got all this milk which will go to waste." | She said: "Potentially now we've got all this milk which will go to waste." |
| Ms Smith said the animals were usually milked every eight hours. | Ms Smith said the animals were usually milked every eight hours. |
| She said they were last milked on Wednesday night and had been due to be milked again at 06:00 BST but that was not possible because of the overnight theft. | She said they were last milked on Wednesday night and had been due to be milked again at 06:00 BST but that was not possible because of the overnight theft. |
| She said: "The cows would have been in agony because of being so full with milk." | She said: "The cows would have been in agony because of being so full with milk." |
| The animals have now been milked but Ms Smith said if permanent damage had been caused to some of the equipment, the milk would have to be disposed of. | The animals have now been milked but Ms Smith said if permanent damage had been caused to some of the equipment, the milk would have to be disposed of. |
| "I've got nowhere to cool the milk at the moment. | |
| "I'm waiting to see whether it can be fixed but potentially we'll have to get a waste disposal company in to get rid of the milk which could cost me up to £3,000." | "I'm waiting to see whether it can be fixed but potentially we'll have to get a waste disposal company in to get rid of the milk which could cost me up to £3,000." |
| Ms Smith's mother and farmer Olga Smith said the effects of the theft was estimated so far to cost the business £10,000. | |
| "Every penny counts. Farmers are having a tough enough time as it is." | "Every penny counts. Farmers are having a tough enough time as it is." |