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Latest Livestock & Dogs Rural Crime Alerts

Stolen Dorset dog reunited with delighted owners

Dorset Police

Friday, 29 September 2023

Stolen Dorset dog reunited with delighted owners

A dog that was reported stolen in Dorset has been reunited with her owners.

Dog found miles from home after pick-up stolen in Perthshire

Police Scotland

Thursday, 28 September 2023

Dog found miles from home after pick-up stolen in Perthshire

A dog was found several miles from home after being taken inside a stolen pick-up truck from a Perthshire farm.

Funfords Mini Farm targeted by thieves who steal animals

West Mercia Police

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Funfords Mini Farm targeted by thieves who steal animals

A family have been left feeling “violated” after goats, chickens and ducks were stolen from their farm between Worcester and Malvern.

Livestock rustlers steal more than 50 sheep in Somerset

Avon & Somerset Constabulary

Monday, 25 September 2023

Livestock rustlers steal more than 50 sheep in Somerset

Livestock rustlers have stolen more than fifty sheep from farmland in Somerset, with police urging anybody with more information to come forward.

Couple banned from keeping dogs after police raid 'worst kennel' which fed them bread and fast food

Surrey Police

Monday, 25 September 2023

Couple banned from keeping dogs after police raid 'worst kennel' which fed them bread and fast food

A couple from Horley in Surrey have been given suspended prison sentences, after a court found they caused unnecessary suffering to multiple animals in their care.

Man airlifted after being injured by cows on Barra beach

Police Scotland

Friday, 22 September 2023

Man airlifted after being injured by cows on Barra beach

A man was airlifted to hospital after three people were injured by a herd of cows and a bull on a Hebridean beach.

Caution issued as dozens of sheep stolen from farms across Powys

Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Caution issued as dozens of sheep stolen from farms across Powys

Dozens of sheep have been stolen from farms across Powys in recent weeks, with police urging the public to come forward with more information.

Appeal to find dog after suspected theft

Dorset Police

Tuesday, 19 September 2023

Appeal to find dog after suspected theft

Police are searching for a dog suspected of being stolen in north Dorset.

Number of Cattle thefts plague Cheshire

Cheshire Constabulary

Monday, 18 September 2023

Number of Cattle thefts plague Cheshire

A recent flurry of cattle thefts has been reported in Cheshire.

Norwegian farmer crowned champion at World Sheepdog Trials, held in Northern Ireland

National

Monday, 18 September 2023

Norwegian farmer crowned champion at World Sheepdog Trials, held in Northern Ireland

A Norwegian farmer and his sheepdog have been world champions during the World Sheepdog Trials, which took place at Gill Hall Estate in Northern Ireland.

14 sheep killed in dog attack which left onlookers horrified

Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police

Friday, 15 September 2023

14 sheep killed in dog attack which left onlookers horrified

A number of sheep have been killed in a “sickening” dog attack in rural Carmarthenshire which left onlookers horrified.

Rescuers help in-calf cow stuck in river after suspected dog attack

Bedfordshire Constabulary

Tuesday, 12 September 2023

Rescuers help in-calf cow stuck in river after suspected dog attack

Rescuers have helped an injured in-calf cow who had become stuck in a muddy river in Bedfordshire following a suspected dog attack.

Sheep euthanised after 'collision' with a car in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Police

Friday, 8 September 2023

Sheep euthanised after 'collision' with a car in North Yorkshire

A farmer in the North Yorkshire Moors has been left frustrated after a sheep had to be euthanised following a collision with a car.

Police appeal after 12 ewes and lambs are stolen

Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police

Thursday, 7 September 2023

Police appeal after 12 ewes and lambs are stolen

Police are investigating the theft of livestock in Powys.

Ewe killed and two injured in Powys attack

Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police

Thursday, 7 September 2023

Ewe killed and two injured in Powys attack

A ewe has been killed in a dog attack in Powys.

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