Take the lead

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) show their support for the #FGTaketheLead campaign

Phil Stocker, National Sheep Association CEO, shows his support for the #FGTaketheLead campaign

Katie Jones, Dairy Farmer editor and Farmers Guardian livestock editor, shows her support for the #FGTaketheLead campaign

#FGTaketheLead signs are available to farmers and landowners to place around their fields to remind dog walkers to keep their dogs on leads.

Devon and Cornwall Police had released an appeal after a sheep had been killed at Saddle Tor in February by a dog

NFU Mutual said the UK cost of livestock worrying has increased by nearly 30 per cent

North Wales Police said they suspect a dog had entered the pen and 'frightened' the sheep to death

Former Defra Secretary Therese Coffey said The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill could provide police with more powers to detain and seize dogs after livestock attacks

Wiltshire Rural Crime Team had encouraged the public to enjoy the countryside but not at the expense of farmers and livestock

Officers said a further two dogs faced destruction after the incidents which had taken place during the first two weeks of January