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Latest Livestock & Dogs Rural Crime Alerts
Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police
Monday, 27 June 2022
150 sheep stolen over seven months in Radnorshire
Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for information regarding hundreds of stolen sheep.
West Yorkshire Police
Monday, 27 June 2022
Police appeal after sheep worrying in Holmfirth
Farmers have in the past had to shoot dogs that are worrying their sheep, and therefore putting at risk their livelihood.
Nottinghamshire Police
Sunday, 26 June 2022
Smallholder given 10-year ban after failing to remove rotting carcases
A Nottinghamshire smallholder has been issued a ten-year ban from keeping livestock after trading standards officers found rotting carcasses on her land.
Essex Police
Saturday, 4 June 2022
American bulldog stolen from Bournemouth found in Essex
ONE of the nine puppies stolen from a property in Bournemouth has been found... 160 miles away in Essex.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Appeal after three dogs stolen from kennels
Police are appealing for information after three dogs were stolen from kennels in a South Cambridgeshire village.
Wales - North Wales Police
Sunday, 29 May 2022
‘People need to realise how dangerous their dogs are when they are left off the lead’
The FUW has joined North Wales Police in reminding members of the public to keep their dogs on a lead following a recent spate of deadly dog attacks on local farmer Wil Williams’ sheep in Aberdaron.
Durham Constabulary
Friday, 27 May 2022
Animal rights rooftop protest at Darlington Famers Mart
ANIMAL rights protesters have taken to the roof of the Darlington Farmers Mart in protest against what they say is an industry that 'violates' animals.
Cumbria Constabulary
Thursday, 26 May 2022
Fraudulent breeders threaten trust in entire cattle industry
The warning follows the Ballinloan Jaegerbomb scandal, and the Trading Standards review of the Bells of Hilltop Farm Cumbria, which resulted in a £20,000 fine.
Avon & Somerset Constabulary
Thursday, 26 May 2022
Somerset farmer left badly shaken after one of his sheep was mauled to death by a dog
Tom Wheeler, who farms near Norton St Philip, found his animal dead on Wellow Lane. He said the ewe had its hind end bitten and chewed while it was still alive.
Devon & Cornwall Police
Monday, 23 May 2022
RSPCA rescue stranded sheep near Kingsbridge
A "hopelessly stranded" sheep was rescued from a sea cliff in Devon by a specialist RSPCA rope team.
Thames Valley Police
Saturday, 21 May 2022
Stolen dogs rescued by police
Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce is seeking owners for two dogs seized in Kidlington.
Cumbria Constabulary
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Please continue to show respect for our rural communities Say Cumbria Police
Last month our PCSOs came across a herd of cows on the road at Yanwath and had to herd them back into a field before the farmer came to help.
Wales - North Wales Police
Monday, 16 May 2022
Rural crime team respond to seven livestock worrying incidents
NORTH Wales Police had released a video explaining the latest livestock worrying incident in the region.
Police Scotland
Sunday, 15 May 2022
Crofter says she’s victim of sheep theft
A Lewis crofter has spoken of her desperation and frustration after a number of highly-valued sheep went missing while out on the moor and in mysterious circumstances.
West Yorkshire Police
Sunday, 15 May 2022
Dog staggers into Yorkshire garden and ‘collapses in pool of blood’ sparking organised fighting fears
The RSPCA has launched an investigation after a seriously injured dog staggered into a garden in Bradford and ‘collapsed in a pool of blood’.