01841nas a2200253   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260007000043653001600113653001300129653001600142653001500158653001800173100001200191700001500203700001100218700001200229700002300241245011600264300001200380490000800392520117300400022001401573       2014                            d  c05/2014bSchlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGaHannover10astock theft10aPakistan10acase series10aveterinary10acrime science1 aT Abbas1 aY Muhammad1 aS Raza1 aA Nasir1 aD Höreth-Böntgen00aSome facts and issues related to livestock theft in Punjab province of Pakistan – Findings of series of cases  a166-1690 v1273 aStock theft is an endemic crime particularly affecting deep rural areas of Pakistan. Analysis of a series of cases was conducted to describe features of herds and farmers who have been the victims of cattle and/buffalo theft in various villages of Punjab in Pakistan during the year 2012. A structured interview was administered to a sample of fifty three affected farmers. The following were the important findings: i) incidents of theft were more amongst small scale farmers, ii) the rate of repeat victimization was high, iii) stealing was the most common modus operandi, iv) the majority of animals were adult, having high sale values, v) more cases occurred during nights with crescent moon, vi) only a proportion of victims stated to have the incident reported to the police, vii) many farmers had a history of making compensation agreements with thieves, viii) foot tracking failed in the majority of the cases, ix) all the respondents were willing to invest in radio frequency identification devices and advocated revision of existing laws. The study has implications for policy makers and proposes a relationship between crime science and veterinary medicine.  a0005-9366