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14 April 2011
Last updated at 08:26 ET
Sixteen lambs have been discovered after two cars were pulled over on the M5 by motorway police.
Police said the lambs were found when the cars, a Cavalier and a Rover, were stopped on the M5 heading north between junctions 2 and 1, near Oldbury.
A police spokesman said six men were arrested on suspicion of theft after being pulled over at 0155 BST.
Officers are appealing for farmers in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire to check their flocks.
The six men are currently in custody where they are being questioned.
The spokesman said officers found eight lambs in the boot of one of the vehicles with another three on the back seats.
'Obviously distressed' In the second vehicle four lambs were found in the boot and two in the foot-well.
"The lambs were found to be tightly bound and were obviously distressed," he said.
Acting Insp Rob Barker, from Central Motorway Police Group, said: "We believe that the lambs may have originated from the West Mercia or Gloucester area and we would desperately like to reunite the lambs with their mums.
"The lambs are currently being cared for by the RSPCA but can only remain with them on a very short-term basis.
"We are appealing for any farmers in the area to check their livestock and if they notice any missing to contact the Central Motorway Police Group."
The lambs are currently being cared for by the RSPCA at Barnes Hill, Birmingham.
The spokesman said there were some red numbers on the left-hand side of the lambs, which appear to be about three months old.
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Police said the lambs were found when the cars, a Cavalier and a Rover, were stopped on the M5 heading north between junctions 2 and 1, near Oldbury.
A police spokesman said six men were arrested on suspicion of theft after being pulled over at 0155 BST.
Officers are appealing for farmers in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire to check their flocks.
The six men are currently in custody where they are being questioned.
The spokesman said officers found eight lambs in the boot of one of the vehicles with another three on the back seats.
'Obviously distressed' In the second vehicle four lambs were found in the boot and two in the foot-well.
"The lambs were found to be tightly bound and were obviously distressed," he said.
Acting Insp Rob Barker, from Central Motorway Police Group, said: "We believe that the lambs may have originated from the West Mercia or Gloucester area and we would desperately like to reunite the lambs with their mums.
"The lambs are currently being cared for by the RSPCA but can only remain with them on a very short-term basis.
"We are appealing for any farmers in the area to check their livestock and if they notice any missing to contact the Central Motorway Police Group."
The lambs are currently being cared for by the RSPCA at Barnes Hill, Birmingham.
The spokesman said there were some red numbers on the left-hand side of the lambs, which appear to be about three months old.
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