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Dorset Police Rural Crime Team said remains of the lambs had been found close to the farm

East Staffordshire Police said the incident has left the farmer with 'hundreds of pounds' in damages

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

CLA report says next government must focus on coordinated approach to rural policing

Following an alarming rise in the cost of rural crime in the Midlands, NFU Mutual is set to advise police on the latest crime and security measures to protect farms

Farms in Lincolnshire, Essex, Newport, North Yorkshire and Thames Valley have been targeted

Seymour Stevens Limited is a mixed beef and arable farm in Faversham, Kent

Thames Valley Police Aylesbury Vale said the man had been banned from owning dogs and was ordered to pay over £1,000 in compensation to a farmer following the incident

The Countryside Alliance has called for an overhaul of the way police prioritise rural crimes, including fly-tipping, agricultural machinery theft, hare poaching, and trespassing