Sheep

The British Heritage Sheep campaign was looking to promote the eating quality of the UK's native breeds during Love Lamb Week

Scottish farmer Robert Whittaker said he would like to see a change in the law to give police more powers to support farmers affected by dog attacks

After a poor start to the year when the sheep industry seemed steeped in doom and gloom, the outlook now appears much more positive.

Norfolk Police said they charged three women regarding the theft of three lambs from a farm in West Newton

Dyfed-Powys Police said one of the incidents included six pedigree ewes and rams being killed

The National Sheep Association has called for more support from the public and the Government

Moredun Research Institute are leading a project to develop a parasitic worm vaccine.

Police said there had been a number of incidents over the months where sheep had either been killed or injured by dog attacks

RSPCA said the ewe had managed to crawl into a drain on a farm in Stair, Keswick, when it became stuck

“If problems do emerge, farmers should be available to seek help and be able to take appropriate action"