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Derbyshire Rural Crime Team said the farmer found four dead ewes in their field after a dog attack in Buxton

David Hughes helped to save the sheep which had been left high and dry in the Lake District

Thames Valley Police Aylesbury Vale said the man had been banned from owning dogs and was ordered to pay over £1,000 in compensation to a farmer following the incident

Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team said livestock worrying incidents had been occurring on a 'frighteningly regular basis'

Tobin Bird, a sheep farmer at Woodside Farm in Cranbrook, said he had seen first-hand the effect of sheep worrying and wanted to take action by offering training courses for dog owners

Charles McCombie of Auchincrieve Farm said his family were heartbroken to see the aftermaths of a suspected dog attack which has left lambs without a mother

Police Scotland Forth Valley said three lambs were found dead at a farm in the Leny Feus area of Callander

With sheep worrying a common issue for many farms across the UK, it is important to know legally where farmers stand, and the measures which can be taken to protect their flocks

Olivia Midgley, Farmers Guardian editor, shows her support for the #FGTaketheLead campaign

Helen Morgan, MP for North Shropshire, shows her support for the #FGTaketheLead campaign