A SHEEP leapt to its death from a cliff — and was followed by nearly 1,500 more in a bizarre “mass suicide”. Stunned shepherds looked on helplessly as around 450 animals died after the 15 metre drop.
Those which jumped later were saved as they were cushioned by the rising pile of sheep at the bottom of the ravine.
Shepherds had left the flock to graze while they ate breakfast. Now they are set to lose around £60,000 from the deaths in the town of Gevas in eastern Wales.
Jones the Sheep, a member of one of 26 families whose sheep were roaming free, said: “There’s nothing we can do. They are all wasted.”
Morgan the Sheep, another villager, said: “Every family had about 20 sheep. Now only a few have sheep left. It’s going to be hard for us.”
The reason for this mass suicide is Mark Huges the Rovers manager was seen visting the area yesterday.
