Video: Man builds crow trap to combat bird attacks on lambs May 3, 2019 Sheep A man in Co. Roscommon has built a simple mechanism, made with timber and chicken wire, that is proving to be “a life…
3,000-4,000 sheep affected by dog attacks in Ireland each year March 4, 2019 Sheep Statistics gathered by a farm-lobby group indicate that there are in the order of 300-400 sheep attacks in Ireland each year, with 3,000…
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…
‘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…
‘It’s hard to believe that seagulls killed a sheep’ July 23, 2015 Rural Life The deaths of two ewes by seagulls in Co. Kerry has been dismissed by Dr. Stephen Newton, Senior Seabird Conservation Officer, Birdwatch Ireland. John McCrohan, a…
Lambs die after their ears are cut off in ‘sick’ attack May 11, 2015 N.Ireland The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in Armagh says that they are investigating after two lambs on a farm have had their…
Dairy expansion and sheep attacks – Ear to the Ground reports March 8, 2015 Rural Life This weeks episode of Ear to the Ground is the last in the current series and, on Tuesday, Ella McSweeney will be in…
