A rare breed of sheep was found dead and dismembered as part of what many believe to be a Satanic ritual on Dartmoor in England.
The whiteface Dartmoor ewe was found by a farmer who believes that the sheep, which was found with one ear and back leg hacked off and her jugular vein cut, was killed as part of a Satanic ritual to mark the midsummer solstice, The Telegraph reported.
The female farmer, who wished to remain unnamed, had gone to check her flock of 100 ewes and 90 lambs on Midsummer Day morning.
"It was horrendous," she said. "It was on Sunday- the summer solstice - and we found the ewe around 10:30 am. It had happened earlier that morning, I would say - the blood was still wet."
She continues, "The back leg had been removed by somebody who knew exactly what they were doing. They cut around the muscle and the neck had been cut with what looked like a sharp knife. The ear with the tag in had been removed."
The dead ewe was dragged around the grass, leaving a distinct and deliberate spiral pattern behind, according to the Western Morning News.
The farmer reported the attack to police who recorded the incident as a case of "inflicting unnecessary suffering on an animal," according to Express & Echo. She said they would not speculate about whether it was a Satanic ritual killing.
