Dorset Police’s rural crime group has reported what it’s calling “one more” suspected canine assault, which on this case resulted in a lamb being euthanised by a vet.

Simply final week the drive reported livestock worrying considerations in north Dorset, the place fences have been reduce within the Wool space.

The agricultural crime group mentioned yesterday (Tuesday, April 11) that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) was not too long ago alerted to a subject in Beaminster the place there was an injured lamb in a really distant space with no different sheep shut by.

After an inspection from the RSPCA and the vet, Dorset Police mentioned, it was decided that the lamb had most definitely been attacked by a canine then purposely had its ear tag ripped out and was dumped in a subject so it couldn’t be traced again to the farmer.

“When the lamb was discovered it was affected by septicaemia and shock as a result of accidents brought on and needed to be euthanised,” the agricultural crime group mentioned in a put up on Fb.

“The vet believes the accidents have been in keeping with that of a canine assault, roughly two to 3 days previous, and there was pointless struggling brought on to this lamb.”

The agricultural crime group mentioned it wished to take this chance to remind the general public that livestock worrying is a legal offence and the penalty for it may be as much as six months imprisonment and/or a high quality of as much as £1,000.

The group urged anyone with info regarding the incident to get in contact.

“If you happen to see a canine worrying or attacking livestock, we urge you to report this to police on both 999 or 101,” it mentioned.