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"The safety of our animals will always take priority"

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill

Police Scotland Ayrshire confirmed the incident had taken place on farmland between the villages of Kirkmichael and Dalrymple

Derbyshire Police Rural Crime Team said the five dogs had not been on a lead during the incident

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Dorset Rural Crime Team said the dog owner had done the right thing by coming forward

"Offences of this kind also have a significant impact on farmers, particularly during the lambing season"

Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team confirmed they were investigating the incident and had identified the dog owner in question

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