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The deaths have attracted animal welfare concerns that ewes and their offspring may have died because of a lack of shelter or food. "We find this incredibly upsetting and distressing because every stock death like this gets to us," said Federated Farmers' adverse events spokesman, Southland sheep and beef farmer David Rose.
"Farmers are doing their utmost to keep stock alive, but these
weather systems have been unrelenting," said Rose. "There are some people in
town who don't understand that sheep and cattle live outdoors."
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