Sheep worrying

The dog owner agreed to recompense the farmer after the attack

South Yorkshire Police have warned irresponsible owners are endangering livestock.

A man has been charged after 93 pregnant sheep were chased by a dog near Auchterarder in Perthshire.

A ewe and 21 lambs have been killed after two dogs were let loose in a field in Kent.

A dog owner on the Isle of Wight has paid £300 in compensation following the death of a sheep in a livestock worrying incident.

Significantly tightened legislation seems to be doing little to prevent free running dogs attacking sheep in Scotland.

Police in Cheshire have released a video showing terrified sheep being chased into a stream by an out of control dog, in a bid to highlight the seriousness of sheep worrying.

Government inaction on sheep worrying is ‘undermining and contradicting’ its own animal health and welfare strategy and leaving farmers and their flocks powerless against dog attacks.

NFU Mutual data shows the Scottish public are aware of the penalties for sheep worrying and that police are taking the issue seriously