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Sheep owner 'horrified' by police response to dog attack killing 53 lambs

Dogs involved in the attack were said to have been seized and released due to 'insufficient evidence'

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 4 min read
Sheep owner 'horrified' by police response to dog attack killing 53 lambs

A dog attack in Aspull, Wigan, has resulted in the death of 53 lambs with a further 14 suffering severe injury, but officers were said to have told the owner there was 'not much they could do'...

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