Fresh calls for dogs to be kept on leads around livestock as lockdown eases

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.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 2 min read
Fresh calls for dogs to be kept on leads around livestock as lockdown eases

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. Following a recent...

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