A DOG attacking a sheep in Fife has prompted a public appeal reminding owners to keep their pets on a lead.

Hartley Crouch of Cottesmore Road, Ashwell, was recently convicted of theft after he stole a sheep, skinned it and fed it to hounds at a hunt.

A dog owner whose pet was caught worrying sheep has been fined £100.

NFU Mutual estimates south west farm animals worth £273,400 were severely injured or killed by dogs in 2022.

The dogs are now in the care of the RSPCA

A 23-year-old man has been convicted after stealing sheep, killing it and then feeding the remains to hounds.

Lancashire Police have launched a public appeal after more than twenty dead sheep were found dumped in numerous locations across the county.

A man has pleaded guilty after letting his dog loose in a nesting bird area on the Norfolk coast.

Potential risks include stolen livestock, illegal slaughter, animal by-product issues, and food crime in products such as ready meals.

A man has been given a jail sentence relating to neglect and cruelty to dogs in Sudbury.

Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police's Rural Crime Team are appealing for witnesses and information about the large theft of 67 Beulah speckled face sheep.

North Wales Police's Rural Crime team has said it is investigating the theft of 18 cattle.

Police are investigating the theft of two goats from their Derbyshire owner – the second time this has happened in recent years.

Police were called to Hollingwood Lane in Great Horton on Sunday to reports of the attack, which occurred at around 8.30pm.

Officers from the Rural Crime Team are warning that despite the advice being given to keep dogs on leads there are still cases of livestock worrying offences, with family dogs who have never done this before suddenly bolting and chasing sheep, which in some cases they spotted three fields away.