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Latest Livestock & Dogs Rural Crime Alerts
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Thursday, 7 March 2024
Court fines man for transporting unfit puppies
A court in Northern Ireland has convicted and fined a man who was found to be transporting puppies which were unfit for travel.
Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Welsh dairy farmers charged £384,475 for fraudulent TB eartag swapping
Three Pembrokeshire dairy farmers have been charged £384,475 for fraudulently swapping the eartags of healthy cattle with those infected with bovine TB.
Nottinghamshire Police
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Free farm safety and rural crime prevention event to be held at Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire
A free event will be held to give advice on farm safety and rural crime prevention at the Newark Showground.
Thames Valley Police
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Owner charged after 'out of control' dangerous dog incident on farmland
A 29-year-old man has been charged with ownership of a 'dangerously out of control dog' following an incident on farmland near Aylesbury.
National
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Welsh e-collar ban needs 'urgent rethink' amid quadrupling of dog attacks
Farmers have slammed the Welsh government's inaction as the cost of attacks on livestock show that the situation in Wales has gone from bad to worse.
Dorset Police
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Farmer and firefighters rescue cows from slurry pit
A farmer rescued a cow from a slurry pit before firefighters arrived to free a second that had snuck to the back.
Metropolitan Police Service
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Two boys arrested and bailed after animals killed at west London college
Two children have been arrested and released on bail after police received reports that “several animals had been killed” at a college in west London.
National
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
'Complacency kills': Cost of dog attacks surges by nearly one third
Dog attacks on livestock cost an estimated £2.4 million during the course of 2023, up nearly 30% compared to the previous year, shocking new figures show.
Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police
Monday, 26 February 2024
More than 70 sheep stolen from Powys farmland, police say
More than 70 sheep have been stolen from farmland in south Powys, police have said after launching an investigation into the theft.
West Yorkshire Police
Monday, 26 February 2024
Police appeal after injured deer taken in Bradford
Police have launched an appeal after an injured deer was taken in Bradford.
Wales - North Wales Police
Thursday, 22 February 2024
Livestock attack leaves pregnant sheep dead in Flintshire
In a distressing incident in Flintshire, a pregnant sheep was killed, and three others were injured in a livestock attack believed to have been carried out by a dog.
North Yorkshire Police
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Hutton Buscel family left devastated as pet sheep are stolen from farm
A teenager has been left "absolutely devastated" after some of his family's sheep - including the boy's own show sheep - were stolen in North Yorkshire.
National
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Incidents involving livestock number one cause of farm-related deaths
Incidents involving livestock were the number one cause of work-related deaths on British farms last year, the UK's safety watchdog has said.
Wales - South Wales Police
Monday, 19 February 2024
Welsh farmers left 'shattered' after 200 animals killed by 'speeding' vehicles
Sian Rees, a farmer from Llanrhidian, said she had lost 40 cows on the roads alone since 2021
Thames Valley Police
Monday, 19 February 2024
Goats and sheep stolen from Stokenchurch farmyard
Concerns are growing after several animals were stolen from a farm in South Buckinghamshire.