Woman fined £3,000 after dogs kill 15 sheep at Cheshire farm

Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team confirmed both dogs involved in killing the sheep had been shot dead

Chris Brayford
clock • 2 min read
One of the 15 sheep killed by two dogs at a farm in Cheshire (Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team)
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One of the 15 sheep killed by two dogs at a farm in Cheshire (Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team)

A woman has been ordered to pay £3,000 in compensation to a farmer after her dogs attacked and killed 15 sheep at a farm in Cheshire. Rural crime officers confirmed confirmed the woman, from Macclesfield,...

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