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Latest Livestock & Dogs Rural Crime Alerts

Sheep put down after suspected dog attack in Coombe Bissett

Wiltshire Police

Monday, 8 May 2023

Sheep put down after suspected dog attack in Coombe Bissett

Police from Wiltshire's Rural Crime Team and Salisbury CPT suspect the animal had been chased and bitten on the neck by a "large dog".

Sheep put down after suspected dog attack in Coombe Bissett, Salisbury

Wiltshire Police

Thursday, 4 May 2023

Sheep put down after suspected dog attack in Coombe Bissett, Salisbury

Police from Wiltshire's Rural Crime Team and Salisbury CPT suspect the animal had been chased and bitten on the neck by a "large dog".

Dog owner to pay farmer after sheep killed on Isle of Wight

Hampshire Constabulary

Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Dog owner to pay farmer after sheep killed on Isle of Wight

A member of the public has been ordered to pay £300 compensation to a farmer following a dog attack which killed a sheep.

Police appeal after dog kills lamb in Harrogate district field

North Yorkshire Police

Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Police appeal after dog kills lamb in Harrogate district field

A lamb has died and two ewes were attacked following a sheep worrying incident in a field on the edge of the Harrogate district.

Farmer Timothy Dean Harris from St Breward Cornwall in court

Devon & Cornwall Police

Sunday, 30 April 2023

Farmer Timothy Dean Harris from St Breward Cornwall in court

A Cornish farmer has been given a suspended prison sentence and is banned from keeping farmed animals for life.

Police find lamb in back of a car alongside £10,000 worth of drugs

Police Scotland

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

Police find lamb in back of a car alongside £10,000 worth of drugs

A lamb was also found in the back of the vehicle, which has since been reunited with a local farmer.

Police called as ‘dead lambs found in west Dorset field’

Dorset Police

Monday, 24 April 2023

Police called as ‘dead lambs found in west Dorset field’

They were able to contact the farmer and the necessary treatment was given to those animals, according to the rural crime team.

Video shows terrifying moment a farmer narrowly escapes after being attacked by cow

Cumbria Constabulary

Friday, 21 April 2023

Video shows terrifying moment a farmer narrowly escapes after being attacked by cow

A Penrith farmer has issued a stark warning after posting a video showing the terrifying moment his wife is attacked by a rampaging cow.

Rampaging bull shot dead after 'charging at people' near school

Cheshire Constabulary

Thursday, 20 April 2023

Rampaging bull shot dead after 'charging at people' near school

Police said the decision was made to shoot the animal to stop someone being seriously hurt

Powys police launch search for culprits who stole sheep

Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police

Thursday, 20 April 2023

Powys police launch search for culprits who stole sheep

Dyfed-Powys Police have appealed for information after the theft of multiple sheep from a field in the county.

Man arrested following theft of 14 cattle from Anglesey farm

Wales - North Wales Police

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Man arrested following theft of 14 cattle from Anglesey farm

A man has been arrested following the theft of fourteen cows from a farm on Anglesey, police have confirmed.

Pregnant sheep stolen from East Staffordshire farm

Staffordshire Police

Saturday, 15 April 2023

Pregnant sheep stolen from East Staffordshire farm

Five ewes that are due to lamb soon were stolen overnight from a village in East Staffordshire. The sheep were taken between 11pm and 5am overnight on between Friday night and Saturday morning, April 7 and 8.

Arrest made after herd of cows worth £20,000 stolen from Anglesey farm

Wales - North Wales Police

Friday, 14 April 2023

Arrest made after herd of cows worth £20,000 stolen from Anglesey farm

The cows were stolen from a shed on the farm located on the outskirts of Llanerch-y-Medd. Since the report was made, police said an extensive investigation has been underway by the force's rural crime team.

Keith sheep worrying incident sees 73-year-old man charged after four lambs die

Police Scotland

Friday, 14 April 2023

Keith sheep worrying incident sees 73-year-old man charged after four lambs die

A 73-year-old man has been charged after a sheep worrying incident in Moray resulted in the death of four lambs.

Five more dogs seized in Caerphilly in police crackdown following fatal attacks

Wales - Gwent Police

Thursday, 13 April 2023

Five more dogs seized in Caerphilly in police crackdown following fatal attacks

It means so far in 2023, 18 dogs have been removed from their owners in the borough. The crackdown came after 10-year-old schoolboy Jack Lis from the area died after sustaining "catastrophic and unsurvivable" injuries after a dog attack in November 2021.

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