A thief has been ridiculed after pinching a life-sized plastic cow from a farm.
Cops have pleaded for the crook to return the 5ft tall, model mooer.
The £700 cow was snatched from a field where it lived with two plastic sheep.
The trio are usually located in the village of Kirkby Overblow, near posh Harrogate, North Yorks.
Officers believe the statue was stolen sometime in the fortnight up to 28 January.
The heavy plastic item is reportedly very hard to move, leaving the owner and cops stumped.
According to the owner, who asked to remain anonymous, the cow was wedged next to a hawthorn bush.
Passersby would often mistake the plastic bovine for a real cow and tell the owner that it had got stuck.
No damage was done to the property during the theft, as reported by Need To Know.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We would particularly appreciate any sightings of this ‘moooving’ cow.
“Yes, we know we had to.
“And any details that could help us return it to its rightful owner.”
Locals were left in stitches by the odd theft.
Ronan Walsh said: “It’s a living cow-mare.”
Allan Williams added: “What an udder disaster.”
Steve Horner stated: “What an udder shame.”
Emma Baker added: “Offal news. Terrible.”
Glyn Brown said: “It’s been taken inside because it was Friesian.”
Ray Stanley stated: “Maybe it’s moooed on to pastures new.”
Liz Humphries added: “Have they looked on the udder side of the farm.”
