Saddleworth farmer distraught as 'careless' dog owners cause calf deaths

A distraught Saddleworth hillside farmer is “at the end of his tether” with losing valuable calves caused by dog owners allowing pets to defecate on his land.

Six generations of John Collins family have farmed at Doctor Lane, Scouthead, and always kept livestock on their modest holding.

Originally, it was a dairy farm and cows have always grazed and eaten forage made from those fields.

John, who took over the farm in 2003 from his father and uncle, inherited a small herd of suckler cows and kept his father's dream alive to carry on the farm.