A farmer has been ordered to pay out over £5,000 after a woman and her friend had to climb a tree to escape a cow attack.

Police are investigating a "horrific" dog attack on livestock which left a sheep so badly injured it had to be put down

Police are investigating two counts of sheep rustling in Co Derry after 13 pregnant ewes were stolen from a field in Claudy.

With lambing season underway, the Welsh government has issued a reminder to dog owners to keep their dogs under control around livestock.

A couple who have been reunited with their dog after their van was stolen with their beloved pet inside have said their "family is complete again".

A TOTAL of 22 ewes and lambs have been found dead in a shed in a Conwy village.

More than 40 sheep have been killed in a horrific attack by dogs on a Dartmoor farm.

The sheep sector has welcomed steps taken toward tougher punishments for the crime of livestock worrying by dogs.

NFU Mutual has announced it will fund a new officer to help tackle one of the costliest crimes to farming, livestock theft.

Tougher powers for the police to tackle livestock worrying have taken a step forward today with the announcement of government backing for new legislation.

Several piglets were crushed to death by their mother following a series of break-ins targeting a farm run by The Salvation Army.

Defra has announced that the UK is now in a seasonally low vector period when midge activity is reduced, leading to some changes to disease control measures for bluetongue.

An East Yorkshire poultry farmer has been ordered to pay out £28,000 after pleading guilty to four offences relating to an outbreak of bird flu.

Firefighters have rescued two cows after they fell into a slurry pit on a farm in Dorset.

The thefts are the latest of several incidents in the past two months where sheep or lambs were stolen