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Latest Livestock & Dogs Rural Crime Alerts

Smallholder given 10-year ban after failing to remove rotting carcases

Nottinghamshire Police

Monday, 27 June 2022

Smallholder given 10-year ban after failing to remove rotting carcases

A Nottinghamshire smallholder has been issued a ten-year ban from keeping livestock after trading standards officers found rotting carcasses on her land.

Two people injured after cow and calf escape in New Forest

Hampshire Constabulary

Thursday, 16 June 2022

Two people injured after cow and calf escape in New Forest

TWO people have been injured after a cow and a calf escaped from a field in the New Forest.

American bulldog stolen from Bournemouth found in Essex

Essex Police

Sunday, 5 June 2022

American bulldog stolen from Bournemouth found in Essex

ONE of the nine puppies stolen from a property in Bournemouth has been found... 160 miles away in Essex.

Appeal after three dogs stolen from kennels

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Friday, 3 June 2022

Appeal after three dogs stolen from kennels

Police are appealing for information after three dogs were stolen from kennels in a South Cambridgeshire village.

‘People need to realise how dangerous their dogs are when they are left off the lead’

Wales - North Wales Police

Monday, 30 May 2022

‘People need to realise how dangerous their dogs are when they are left off the lead’

The FUW has joined North Wales Police in reminding members of the public to keep their dogs on a lead following a recent spate of deadly dog attacks on local farmer Wil Williams’ sheep in Aberdaron.

Animal rights rooftop protest at Darlington Famers Mart

Durham Constabulary

Saturday, 28 May 2022

Animal rights rooftop protest at Darlington Famers Mart

ANIMAL rights protesters have taken to the roof of the Darlington Farmers Mart in protest against what they say is an industry that 'violates' animals.

Fraudulent breeders threaten trust in entire cattle industry

Cumbria Constabulary

Friday, 27 May 2022

Fraudulent breeders threaten trust in entire cattle industry

The warning follows the Ballinloan Jaegerbomb scandal, and the Trading Standards review of the Bells of Hilltop Farm Cumbria, which resulted in a £20,000 fine.

Somerset farmer left badly shaken after one of his sheep was mauled to death by a dog

Avon & Somerset Constabulary

Friday, 27 May 2022

Somerset farmer left badly shaken after one of his sheep was mauled to death by a dog

Tom Wheeler, who farms near Norton St Philip, found his animal dead on Wellow Lane. He said the ewe had its hind end bitten and chewed while it was still alive.

Man ordered to pay nearly £6k after illegally killing cow

Lancashire Constabulary

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Man ordered to pay nearly £6k after illegally killing cow

A West Yorkshire man has been ordered to pay out over £5,700 after he illegally killed a cow on a farm three years ago.

RSPCA rescue stranded sheep near Kingsbridge

Devon & Cornwall Police

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

RSPCA rescue stranded sheep near Kingsbridge

A "hopelessly stranded" sheep was rescued from a sea cliff in Devon by a specialist RSPCA rope team.

Stolen dogs rescued by police

Thames Valley Police

Sunday, 22 May 2022

Stolen dogs rescued by police

Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce is seeking owners for two dogs seized in Kidlington.

Please continue to show respect for our rural communities Say Cumbria Police

Cumbria Constabulary

Thursday, 19 May 2022

Please continue to show respect for our rural communities Say Cumbria Police

Last month our PCSOs came across a herd of cows on the road at Yanwath and had to herd them back into a field before the farmer came to help.

Rural crime team respond to seven livestock worrying incidents

Wales - North Wales Police

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Rural crime team respond to seven livestock worrying incidents

NORTH Wales Police had released a video explaining the latest livestock worrying incident in the region.

Crofter says she’s victim of sheep theft

Police Scotland

Monday, 16 May 2022

Crofter says she’s victim of sheep theft

A Lewis crofter has spoken of her desperation and frustration after a number of highly-valued sheep went missing while out on the moor and in mysterious circumstances.

Dog staggers into Yorkshire garden and ‘collapses in pool of blood’ sparking organised fighting fears

West Yorkshire Police

Monday, 16 May 2022

Dog staggers into Yorkshire garden and ‘collapses in pool of blood’ sparking organised fighting fears

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after a seriously injured dog staggered into a garden in Bradford and ‘collapsed in a pool of blood’.

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