The report noted the involvement of an Asda van which suffered significant damage. However while police were attempting to trace the owner of the cow, Devon and Cornwall Police were alerted to a second collision around 500 yards up the road involving a car and another cow.

The farmer told police that the dog owner came up to him and then assaulted him.

In photos shared by Derbyshire Rural Crime Team two sheep are shown bloodied on the floor. The rural crime team has issued a warning to dog owners.
The owner has also been disqualified from owning a dog.

RCT Officer and NPCC Secretary for Livestock Offences, Dave Allen hopes that his team’s work will yield positive results and that other forces can adopt the same processes in future investigations.

AFTER a series of livestock rustling incidents across the South West, Devon and Cornwall Police are advising livestock owners to ensure that there is appropriate security on their farms and to remain vigilant for suspicious activity.

"Early this morning two dogs killed 69 ducks and left 30 injured before entering the field of sheep and attacking them.

Janicke Tvedt, 55 was walking her Labrador named Goose when she was attacked and trampled by a herd of cows.

Rebecca Davidson, rural affairs specialist at NFU Mutual, which conducted the survey, said: “Livestock theft has always been an aspect of farming, but now it’s larger scale and much more organised."

AN elderly Somerset farmer has been ordered to pay more than £11,000 by a court for illegally moving animals from his farm without carrying out the relevant tests.

The rural affairs team advise livestock owners to be 'vigilant' for suspicious activity

Dorset Police received a report that between 10am and 12pm on Saturday, August 27 four sheep were the victims of a dog attack on land near to the main car park at Ringstead.

Fifteen people have been arrested after protesting at a dairy plant near Bridgwater.

Up to 500 activists could take part in plans to block dairy depots over two weeks while demanding a switch to plant-based alternatives.

Welsh farmer and NFU Cymru deputy president Abi Reader has been left to recover the fallout from reckless walkers who forced their way through a closed farm gate, allowing dairy cattle to escape and become trapped in a bog.

Over 200 rabbits have been taken from a farm after a 'relentless' campaign from animal rights activists that included reported night raids on the property.