A farmer has been ordered to pay out over £5,000 after a woman and her friend had to climb a tree to escape a cow attack.

Police are investigating a "horrific" dog attack on livestock which left a sheep so badly injured it had to be put down

Police are investigating two counts of sheep rustling in Co Derry after 13 pregnant ewes were stolen from a field in Claudy.

A couple who have been reunited with their dog after their van was stolen with their beloved pet inside have said their "family is complete again".

With lambing season underway, the Welsh government has issued a reminder to dog owners to keep their dogs under control around livestock.

More than 40 sheep have been killed in a horrific attack by dogs on a Dartmoor farm.

A TOTAL of 22 ewes and lambs have been found dead in a shed in a Conwy village.

The sheep sector has welcomed steps taken toward tougher punishments for the crime of livestock worrying by dogs.

NFU Mutual has announced it will fund a new officer to help tackle one of the costliest crimes to farming, livestock theft.

An East Yorkshire poultry farmer has been ordered to pay out £28,000 after pleading guilty to four offences relating to an outbreak of bird flu.

Tougher powers for the police to tackle livestock worrying have taken a step forward today with the announcement of government backing for new legislation.

Defra has announced that the UK is now in a seasonally low vector period when midge activity is reduced, leading to some changes to disease control measures for bluetongue.

Several piglets were crushed to death by their mother following a series of break-ins targeting a farm run by The Salvation Army.

Firefighters have rescued two cows after they fell into a slurry pit on a farm in Dorset.

The thefts are the latest of several incidents in the past two months where sheep or lambs were stolen