Six ducklings taken during petting farm burglary
The six ducklings which were born only a month ago were taken from a locked enclosure
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Inquires have started after six ducklings were stolen from an East Yorkshire farm and petting zoo.
The chicks were taken from Little Haven Farm in Hedon at about 02:00 BST on Sunday after someone broke into the grounds.
Humberside Police has appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
Staff at the farm said they had ruled out an animal attack after locked gates and enclosures were left open.
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Owner Suzie Wright told BBC Radio Humberside the ducklings had attracted a lot of attention since they were born, and the team had been left devastated.
"Unfortunately, we have no evidence because they avoided our CCTV but they left gates and enclosures open. We think the dog disturbed them but we couldn't see anything," she said.
"The ducklings are three to four weeks old so they're not tiny, and Cherry Valley are a large duck breed.
"Whoever has taken them knew what they were doing and we are absolutely gutted."
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