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Dog attack progress as farmers rate police response higher

Police responses to sheep worrying incidents are improving as more farmers opt to report the crime, industry chiefs have said. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 4 min read
Dog attack progress as farmers rate police response higher

Police responses to sheep worrying incidents are improving as more farmers opt to report the crime, industry chiefs have said. New data, retrieved from 36 UK forces byFarmers Guardianunder the Freedom...

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