SOMERSET abattoir worker Andrezej Gutowski was fined £2000 after admitting three animal cruelty offences at Taunton Magistrates.

A WILTSHIRE farming family today pleaded with walkers not to interfere with electric fences, farm gates and warning signs designed to protect their herd of cattle and the public.

A farmer is urging dog owners to keep an eye on their pets following an attack on his new lambs which saw over 20 dead and six injured.

A Cumbrian sheep farmer took drastic action to highlight the futility of sheep worrying by hanging a dead lamb from his farm gate.

A major goat milk producer has been ordered to pay £200,000 after a 'much loved and extremely valued' worker died after being struck by a reversing telehandler.

THE RSPCA is investigating after an injured one-month-old puppy was been found dumped "close to death" in a County Durham Town.

In the latest yet outstanding cases of them, 55 sheep have reportedly disappeared in the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles, Scotland, in a span of one and a half months.

Dozens of cows have been herded up across a rural town and village near Bristol after escaping from their field and causing havoc in residential areas.

A police investigation has been launched after a large flock of sheep were stolen from a farm in North Yorkshire.

Dog owners have been warned by police they "may be prosecuted" if their pet attacks livestock.

Two people were arrested following angry confrontations between cattle farmers and vegan protesters at Norwich Livestock Market.

The owner of pet cockerel has spoken out after she found her pet dumped in a stream after it was strangled.

WARNING: This article contains graphic photos released by the police that some readers may find upsetting.

Local farmers have pleaded for people to respect the countryside after months of anti-social behaviour which has put them and their livestock at risk. Issues include electric fences being turned off, farm gates left open or shut when there have been clear signs and signs removed that warn of ‘bull in field’.

“We have a lot more CCTV out there than we used to have, but my concern is that when farmers are literally on their knees we will get another exposé, which is something we really don’t want. We are trying to support people and keep them vigilant.”