Take The Lead
Farm Business
A surge in pet ownership and countryside visitors brought by the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the cost of dog attacks on farm animals rise to £1.3 million, an increase of more than 10 per cent, NFU Mutual has said.
02 February 2021
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3 min read
Livestock
50 in-lamb ewes were smothered and suffocated to death in a horrific dog attack.
19 January 2021
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2 min read
Livestock
A sheep which was savaged by a dog has given birth to two healthy lambs.
13 January 2021
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2 min read
Livestock
A pregnant Highland heifer was mauled to death by a Rottweiler dog which had got loose without its owners’ knowledge.
11 January 2021
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2 min read
Livestock
Seven pregnant ewes were killed in a ‘distressing’ dog attack, prompting renewed calls for dogs to be kept on leads around livestock.
08 January 2021
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2 min read
Livestock
Dog owners have been reminded to keep their pets on a lead around livestock after a farmer was forced to shoot a cockapoo which was chasing his sheep.
24 November 2020
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2 min read
Farm Business
Dog owners and walkers have been reminded by the RSPCA about the importance of keeping their pets under control after a farmer lost six sheep in recent dog attacks.
10 August 2020
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2 min read
Livestock
Members of the public have been urged by police and farming unions to keep their dogs on leads as farmers continue to suffer the financial and emotional effects of livestock worrying.
20 July 2020
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2 min read
Livestock
Ninety five per cent of sheep farmers have experienced a dog attack on their farm in the past 18 months, with 49 per cent of incidents proving fatal, a survey by the National Sheep Association (NSA) has revealed.
05 June 2020
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1 min read
Livestock
Police forces recorded fewer instances of dog attacks on sheep in 2019 than on the previous year, the first decrease since 2012.
03 June 2020
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3 min read
