A SHEEP was found in the garden of a house in Ripon on Monday.

The Suffolk tup is believed to be about 18 months old and was found at a property close to the A61, and is now being looked after by a local arable farmer

. North Yorkshire Police have appealed for the owner of the sheep – which has a tag in its right ear and a marking in its left ear – to call them on 101 or email gareth.jones@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk