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Latest Livestock & Dogs Rural Crime Alerts
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".
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".
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
