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Donegal dog owner ordered to pay €10,000 after sheep attack

June 26, 2019

By Gerry McLaughlin A Co. Donegal dog owner has been ordered to pay €10,000 compensation to a farmer by Donegal District Court after…

Graphic: Stark reminder of dangers posed by dogs off leads

April 19, 2019

Rural Life

Footage has emerged on social media of the dangers posed to sheep by dogs let off their leads by hillwalkers. It was shared…

Graphic: ‘People just don’t know the devastating impact dogs can have’

March 20, 2019

Sheep

People just don’t know the devastating impact their dogs can have on livestock when they come across them, according to one midlands farmer’s…

Investigations ongoing after 2 dogs attack sheep in Meath

March 11, 2019

Sheep

Members of An Garda Siochana are investigating a dog attack in which a number of sheep were killed in Co. Meath in recent…

Gardai investigate sheep deaths in Laois dog attack

March 6, 2019

Rural Life

A number of sheep have been killed in a dog attack in Co. Laois this morning (Wednesday, March 6). Taking place in Durrow,…

Warden issues warning following Laois dog attack

February 27, 2019

Rural Life

58 sheep were attacked by dogs in Laois with three killed in the onslaught, according to Laois Dog Warden Service, which has issued…

Dog pack attack snuffed out in Kilkenny

February 25, 2019

Rural Life

Early this morning a farmer in Kilkenny ensured that a pack of dogs had worried their last sheep. Sheep farmer Brian Nicholson was…

‘Lambing going well but dog attacks are still a torment’

February 6, 2019

Sheep

There is an awful lot of trouble with dogs and that is proving to be one of the biggest problems now with lambing…

State ‘abdication of responsibilities’ regarding dog control

January 15, 2019

Sheep

State authorities and, in particular, county councils are being called upon to deliver on their responsibilities in relation to dog control by the…

Microchip dog laws need to be enforced – McCarthy

January 10, 2019

Sheep

Stricter enforcement needs to be brought in for the microchipping of dogs, according to the chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association’s National Hill…

9 sheep killed in dog attack with 3 more euthanised

December 12, 2018

Sheep

Farmers have been warned to be vigilant after a bad dog attack left nine sheep dead with a further three needing to be…

Council issues warning to dog owners after 3 huskies worry housed sheep

September 17, 2018

Sheep

A Northern Ireland council is urging members of the public to keep their dogs under control after a man was convicted following a…

Warning to dog owners issued following midlands sheep kill

September 6, 2018

Rural Life

A warning was issued to dog owners following a dog attack in the midlands that resulted in the deaths of sheep. Gardai attended…

Pics: Large dog responsible for multiple attacks on sheep shot

April 9, 2018

Sheep

A dog believed to be responsible for multiple attacks on sheep along the Carlow-Wexford border in recent weeks was shot over the weekend. Farmers…

Marauding dog: ‘If we don’t get him this weekend, the army will have to be called’

April 6, 2018

Sheep

A marauding dog, believed to be a St. Bernard cross, has been attacking a number of farmers’ sheep along the Carlow-Wexford border in…

Graphic content: Sheep maimed in ‘horrific’ dog attack

March 7, 2018

Rural Life

Over 30 sheep were mauled, maimed and killed in a “horrific” dog attack last weekend in a rural area north of Glasgow in Scotland.…

Dog owners urged to stop pets rambling after sheep butchered

February 19, 2018

Sheep

A farmer has urged all dog owners to keep their animals inside or restrained from rambling when not under supervision following a vicious…

Stronger action required to prevent ‘vicious dog attacks on defenceless sheep flocks’

December 6, 2017

Sheep

Much stronger action is required to address the problem of marauding dog attacks on sheep flocks, according to Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) national…

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