Kenneth Bone blasted the Siberian husky inches from Sean Campbell, who had been walking the pet before it ran into a field of pregnant ewes and lambs.

A MAN has been arrested and charged after a dog was allowed to enter an active badger set in Fife.

A Scottish farmer has been jailed after his failure to maintain his tractor and trailer brakes caused a major road incident, killing one motorist and seriously injuring two others.

A DOG attacking a sheep in Fife has prompted a public appeal reminding owners to keep their pets on a lead.

A rural area which was previously “hammered” by quad bike and machinery thefts has seen a dramatic reduction in crime since farmers started trialling property marking kits.

Potential risks include stolen livestock, illegal slaughter, animal by-product issues, and food crime in products such as ready meals.

That illegal killing continues, as evidenced by this young golden eagle recently found poisoned on a grouse moor in the Cairngorms National Park laying next to a dead mountain hare that had been used as the poisoned bait (photo by RSPB Scotland)

Travelling criminals across the Scotland-England border have been targeted in a joint operation.

Police are now warning farmers and owners of agricultural equipment in the area to be on their guard against potential thefts.

The court was told Brown did this without any regard to the consequences of his actions which were uncovered when a walker alerted a local environmentalist to the damage.

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

A spokeswoman said: “This helps build up a picture as to where the majority of rural crime is being committed, allowing focused and proactive policing in these areas.”

On Wednesday, August 10, police were called to Kinnell Farm, to the south of the River Dochart, after a lamb and a ewe were found injured.

Officers in Stirlingshire are appealing for information after reports of sheep worrying in the area.

The 15-year ban on keeping animals may even be seen as light, as this man should never be entrusted to keep dogs ever again. On too many previous occasions, similar offences have been met with a slap on the wrist.