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Latest Livestock & Dogs Rural Crime Alerts

Emotional moment stolen therapy dog Ollie is reunited with his family

Sussex Police

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Emotional moment stolen therapy dog Ollie is reunited with his family

The seventeen-month-old pooch was stolen a kennel last month, sparking a police investigation and huge ‘doghunt’ across social media

Leyburn: appeal For Stolen Dog

North Yorkshire Police

Monday, 11 April 2022

Leyburn: appeal For Stolen Dog

Archie, a seven-year-old red cocker spaniel, was taken in a burglary at his home in the Barden area of Leyburn during the early hours of Friday 8 April.

Appeal following suspected dog attack in Worstead

Norfolk Constabulary

Monday, 11 April 2022

Appeal following suspected dog attack in Worstead

Police are appealing for information after a number of sheep were killed in a suspected dog attack in Worstead.

Cost of policing badger cull in Derbyshire 2021

Derbyshire Constabulary

Sunday, 10 April 2022

Cost of policing badger cull in Derbyshire 2021

Badger culling is a Defra initiative, licensed by Natural England, to carry out targeted culls in selected rural areas in an attempt to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis (TB).

Police seek man and woman following dog attack which left eight sheep dead

Cheshire Constabulary

Sunday, 10 April 2022

Police seek man and woman following dog attack which left eight sheep dead

POLICE have launched an appeal in a bid to trace a man and woman following a dog attack incident on grazing land at Statham near Lymm, which resulted in the deaths of eight sheep, including young lambs and an expensive Ram.

Derbyshire dog owners warned farmers can shoot their pets if they are worrying sheep

Derbyshire Constabulary

Sunday, 10 April 2022

Derbyshire dog owners warned farmers can shoot their pets if they are worrying sheep

Derbyshire Police Rural Crime Team is reminding those who walk their dogs near farmers’ fields to keep their dogs under control at all times following a spate of livestock incidents. Livestock worrying is increasingly common, especially in the summer months, as dog owners look to take their pets further afield.

Baby goats abandoned in a ditch on rural Dromara lane | USPCA say 'another terrible case involving defenceless young animals being dumped at the roadside'

Police Service of Northern Ireland

Thursday, 7 April 2022

Baby goats abandoned in a ditch on rural Dromara lane | USPCA say 'another terrible case involving defenceless young animals being dumped at the roadside'

Baby goats were found malnourished, freezing cold and starving in a ditch and on a rural lane outside Dromara in Co Down, the USPCA have revealed.

Farmers told to put up signage ahead of Easter influx of dog walkers

Police Scotland

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Farmers told to put up signage ahead of Easter influx of dog walkers

With Easter and warmer weather on the horizon, farmers and landowners will soon witness an increase in the number of dog walkers on their land.

Escaped bullock rescued from swimming pool

Devon & Cornwall Police

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Escaped bullock rescued from swimming pool

Three crews from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service took almost four hours to free the bullock from the pool at a house near Paignton.

Powys: Police appeal for information after more than 150 sheep stolen

Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Powys: Police appeal for information after more than 150 sheep stolen

Officers from Dyfed Powys Police's Rural Crime Team are appealing for information after 140 Welsh Mountain ewes and 15 rams were stolen from the Abergwesyn to Devils Staircase common hill over a five-month period.

Police plead with owners to keep dogs under control after two lambs attacked and killed in Derbyshire

Derbyshire Constabulary

Monday, 4 April 2022

Police plead with owners to keep dogs under control after two lambs attacked and killed in Derbyshire

Police are asking owners to ensure their dogs are under control near livestock, following an incident in which two lambs were killed.

Police appeal after sheep and lambs killed in dog attack

Cheshire Constabulary

Sunday, 3 April 2022

Police appeal after sheep and lambs killed in dog attack

EIGHT sheep, lambs and a ram have been killed in a savage dog attack.
Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team say the incident happened near Pool Lane in Lymm on March 30.

Dangerous dog sought after pregnant sheep is killed in Derbyshire

Derbyshire Constabulary

Sunday, 3 April 2022

Dangerous dog sought after pregnant sheep is killed in Derbyshire

Derbyshire police are now hunting for the owner of the dog and are asking anyone who witnessed what happened or who has information about the incident to contact them.

Farmers in Yorkshire warned not to be complacent over sheep rustling amid fears cost of living crisis will lead to country crime

South Yorkshire Police

Saturday, 2 April 2022

Farmers in Yorkshire warned not to be complacent over sheep rustling amid fears cost of living crisis will lead to country crime

Livestock owners are being warned that one of the costliest crimes to the farming industry, sheep thefts, could become a trend as consumers struggle with increases in the cost of living, higher fuel prices and higher food prices in the supermarket.

The theft of three sheep In Cumbria

Cumbria Constabulary

Friday, 1 April 2022

The theft of three sheep In Cumbria

The offence took place at some time between 2.30pm and 4pm 9th March.

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