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Dog owners reminded of their responsibilities during lambing season

January 10, 2020

Dog owners have been reminded of their responsibility – as well as the vulnerability of sheep to dog attack – particularly during lambing…

Dog attack: ‘Unbelievably distressing to find dead or dying ewes’

January 3, 2020

Sheep

Dog owners are being urged to be mindful of where their pets are at all times by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’…

ISPCA issues national warning to all dog owners

February 6, 2019

Rural Life

Dog owners have been reminded to keep their pets under effective control around sheep and other livestock at all times. The Irish Society…

Graphic images: Sheep killed and injured in recurring dog attacks

February 5, 2019

Rural Life

A group of sheep was attacked by a pack of dogs on two separate occasions leading to the death of eight ewes due…

Dog attacks: 42 sheep killed in 2 months in Louth

January 28, 2019

Sheep

A warning has been issued to Irish dog owners by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) as lambing season gets underway for many sheep…

Importance of dog control during lambing season highlighted

January 17, 2019

Sheep

The Department of Rural and Community Development is urging dog owners to be responsible as lambing season approaches. According to Sean Canney, Minister…

Sligo farmer warned by Gardai about shotgun patrolling

January 10, 2019

Rural Life

A farmer who has been patrolling the roads surrounding his farm with a shotgun to keep out dogs has received a warning from…

Fed-up farmer: If the dog on my land is on a lead it’ll still be shot

January 8, 2019

Rural Life

A sheep farmer fed up with the inaction against dog attacks on flocks has decided to take matters into his own hands, promising…

Video: Clonmel dogs mauling sheep being ‘hushed on by individuals’

January 7, 2019

Sheep

A somewhat horrifying video has emerged on social media over recent days, which shows a group of dogs attacking a sheep in a…

Pregnant ewes killed amid defective dog controls (graphic pictures)

January 1, 2019

Sheep

A sheep farmer from Lisnaglea, Stradone, Co. Cavan, became concerned last Thursday, December 27, when he heard dogs barking in the area where…

Dog control out of hand on Dublin Mountains

November 23, 2018

Sheep

Sheep farmers from the Dublin Mountains area met recently with Coillte to discuss the control of dogs in the forestry area of the…

NI livestock worrying and dog attacks ‘at record levels’

May 23, 2018

N.Ireland

A database of dog DNA needs to be established in Northern Ireland to help identify those dogs responsible for worrying livestock, according to…

Northern livestock worrying costs hit £16,000 in 2017

February 12, 2018

N.Ireland

The cost of livestock worrying has risen by almost a quarter in Northern Ireland in the space of just two years. Rural insurance…

Dog attacks: Situation worsens as 40 ewes lost in 6 weeks

January 17, 2018

Sheep

With one farmer losing 40 ewes in the space of six weeks, dog attacks are getting more frequent, according to the Irish Cattle…

Dog that killed over 50 sheep in Wexford shot dead

February 17, 2017

Sheep

A dog which has killed over 50 sheep in Co.Wexford and injured countless more has been shot dead. A farmer shot the animal…

‘Marauding dogs can inflict horrendous damage on a sheep flock’

February 14, 2017

Sheep

Marauding dogs can inflict horrendous damage on a sheep flock, IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey has said. With the country’s 30,000 sheep farmers…

‘Even quiet, docile dogs can turn into killers’

February 9, 2017

Sheep

Even quiet, docile dogs can turn into killers, especially if they join other dogs in a pack, according Minister of State for Housing and…

Dogs: A man’s best friend or worst enemy?

March 10, 2016

Rural Life

This piece is not intended to give any dog a bad name, it is meant to highlight the danger of bringing your dogs near certain categories of…

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