Cheshire Police’s Rural Crime Group has reported that two sheep have died and one other has been severely injured following a latest canine assault.

Police Constable Ashley Tether mentioned on Fb yesterday (Sunday, January 8) that the assault occurred close to Nice Barrow, Chester.

He issued a plea to any of those that might have related info to contact the agricultural crime workforce, as “the proprietor of the canine didn’t do the accountable factor, and did not report the matter to the livestock proprietor and the police”.

Photographs: Cheshire Police Rural Crime Group

“As we have now mentioned it many instances earlier than on our web page, please hold your canine on a lead,” Tether mentioned.

“Now we have heard too many instances ‘my canine wouldn’t do this’ and ‘I’ve walked this route for years’. Nevertheless, you’ll be able to by no means predict the actions of your canine regardless of how nicely behaved or educated it’s.

“It additionally impacts the livelihood of the livestock proprietor such because the time spent buying the animal, rearing the sheep and the opposite prices concerned.

“All livestock assaults we obtain in Cheshire are handled robustly by the agricultural crime workforce.

“So as soon as once more, please hold your canine on a lead round any livestock, bovine or different saved animals in fields.”

Canine assault

The information comes after virtually 30 pregnant sheep had been reported to have been killed in a suspected canine assault in Kent over Christmas final Tuesday (January 3).

The assault occurred between Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26) and 27 useless ewes had been found.

In a press release, PC Marc Pennicott of Kent Police’s Rural Activity Power mentioned the incident was “very distressing” and that it’s “presumably the worst livestock assault we have now ever had”.

“The sheep would have been petrified and had no approach of escaping. [Some] had been pregnant with twins or triplets.

“We imagine they might have been attacked by one canine however can’t rule out that extra canines might have additionally been accountable,” he added.