Three lambs and a sheep injured after dog attack in North Wales

North Wales Police have appealed to the public to seek more information about the attack

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Police have released an appeal for more information after three lambs and a sheep were suspected of being attacked by a dog in Gerlan, Bethesda
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Police have released an appeal for more information after three lambs and a sheep were suspected of being attacked by a dog in Gerlan, Bethesda

Officers have released an appeal after three lambs and a sheep were injured in a suspected dog attack.

North Wales Police said the sheep worrying incident took place between October 1 and October 2 in the Gerlan area of Bethesda.

Police said anyone with further information regarding the livestock attack should call 101 and quote reference 23000964760.

See also: Cattle rescued after farm fire in Kent

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Free signs warning dog owners to keep their dogs on a lead near livestock are available through Farmers Guardian's Take the Lead campaign, in association with the National Sheep Association.

To request yours, send a stamped self-addressed A4 envelope to: FG Take the Lead, Farmers Guardian, Unit 4, Fulwood Business Park, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9NZ.

We will be able to send up to 25 signs.

See also: Farm in West Yorkshire fined over £25,000 after worker sustains burns from pheasant shed blaze

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