A sheep had to be put to sleep following a dog attack in Stockport (Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team)
Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team have confirmed another dog attack has led to a farmer losing livestock.
Officers said an 'out of control' dog had attacked a sheep on Sunday (April 28) around mid afternoon at a farm in Poynton.
The sheep had to be put down due to the injuries it sustained from the incident, according to police.
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Police constable Jim Clark of Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team said there had been no excuse for the dog not to have been under control.
Anyone with further information should contact Cheshire Police here.
Take the Lead
You can support Farmers Guardian's Take the Lead campaign, in association with the National Sheep Association, to raise awareness of keeping dogs on lead when near livestock.
We can provide you with free signs to place around your farm warning dog owners to keep their dogs on a lead near livestock.
To request yours, send a stamped self-addressed A4 envelope to: FG Take the Lead, Farmers Guardian, Unit 4, Fulwood Business Park, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9NZ.
We will be able to send up to 25 signs.
Alternatively, you can contact reporter Chris Brayford if you have been a victim of a livestock worrying incident and if you wish to share your story at [email protected]
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