Christmascinnamoncookie
Fais pas chier!
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/27-sheep-killed-in-dog-attack-279661/
I hope they find and prosecute the owner.
I hope they find and prosecute the owner.
Dog kills 27 sheep
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AmyMay
Situation normal
God, that’s awful.
Smitty
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Absolutely sickening. Poor sheep, poor farmer, no words for dog's owner who must be brain dead.
Hope owner and dog are found.
Hope owner and dog are found.
PurBee
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Horrible, the poor sheep and farmer.
I wonder if more than 1 dog was involved? 27 is a large kill for 1 dog.
A 3 pack of dogs were loose by me and went on a sheep/chicken rampage through farms. It had happened before. Eventually i heard a farmer shot them. Owner was known for not containing them.
They once ended up at our farm - 2 rottweilers and 1 older looking poodle/sheep dog-type mix. The older one was covered in blood and very stand off-ish, unfriendly. The 2 rotties were clean and wagging tails, goofy friendly, approaching like pets, so i suspect ‘pack mentality’ brought the viciousness to the fore in the older one and the rotties were running together just for the fun of pack chase. Shame they were all destroyed.
A rhodesian ridgeback unsocialised, very unfriendly neighbours dog slaughtered about 12 of 25+ chickens and prized elderly cockerel i had as a kid. They left their tall garden gate open by mistake.
I wonder if more than 1 dog was involved? 27 is a large kill for 1 dog.
A 3 pack of dogs were loose by me and went on a sheep/chicken rampage through farms. It had happened before. Eventually i heard a farmer shot them. Owner was known for not containing them.
They once ended up at our farm - 2 rottweilers and 1 older looking poodle/sheep dog-type mix. The older one was covered in blood and very stand off-ish, unfriendly. The 2 rotties were clean and wagging tails, goofy friendly, approaching like pets, so i suspect ‘pack mentality’ brought the viciousness to the fore in the older one and the rotties were running together just for the fun of pack chase. Shame they were all destroyed.
A rhodesian ridgeback unsocialised, very unfriendly neighbours dog slaughtered about 12 of 25+ chickens and prized elderly cockerel i had as a kid. They left their tall garden gate open by mistake.
Christmascinnamoncookie
Fais pas chier!
Apparently the sheep were all pregnant with twins or triplets. I think the initial thought is that it was one dog, but I don’t know why they think that.
fiwen30
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God, that’s awful.
Presumably the dog(s) would’ve eventually arrived home in a right state - I hope the owner(s) do the right thing and come forward, or that someone spotted which dog(s) did it.
Presumably the dog(s) would’ve eventually arrived home in a right state - I hope the owner(s) do the right thing and come forward, or that someone spotted which dog(s) did it.
EarsofaSnowman
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Similar happened near Daventry earlier in December.
Unfortunately it doesn't entirely surprise me, given the attitude of some of the local dog owners towards training and control of their dogs (non existent), and how they view farmland (entitlement to walk and let their dogs run free wherever they want - including planted crops, fields with animals...).
Unfortunately it doesn't entirely surprise me, given the attitude of some of the local dog owners towards training and control of their dogs (non existent), and how they view farmland (entitlement to walk and let their dogs run free wherever they want - including planted crops, fields with animals...).
twiggy2
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It's sickening
FestiveG
Over the hill and far awa
Sadly i am not at all surprised, people seem to think that any land is fair game for their dog to run on. They also think that it's OK to not pick up after their dog, provided it's on grass, regardless of the harm that canine parasites can cause to grazing animals
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
It might focus some people's minds if the owner of the dog(s) can be found and has assets of £50k and can be sued by the farmer to recover his losses.
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Errin Paddywack
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27 would be virtually all my sheep. Horrendous, I really hope the dog/s responsible are found and destroyed. The owner/s of the dog/s need to pay full value on these sheep and their unborn lambs.
Rokele55
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We were once, many years ago, summoned with the knacker wagon to pick up about 25 sheep. Upon arrival there was also what we thought was a calf. It was in fact the remains of a collie. It was a young dog which belonged to the farmer, it had been 'holding up' the sheep and they had suffocated, none were mauled. The farmer was so angry he shot it.
DSB
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We had eleven stud ewes and rams,killed by a "pig dog"[fighting breed X].Thirteen sheep needing vet attention,some survived and four lambs orphaned.
Dog was shot and owner traced"dog never leaves home'!
Dog was shot and owner traced"dog never leaves home'!
twiggy2
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Well that wasn't the dogs fault, it was just doing one of the most important jobs a working collie has and the farmer shouldn't allowed the dog free roam if I was not reliable
honetpot
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We had a discussion a work, and most people didn't know that sheep can just die from the stress of their dog 'playing' with them.
Rokele55
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Well that wasn't the dogs fault, it was just doing one of the most important jobs a working collie has and the farmer shouldn't allowed the dog free roam if I was not reliable
Quite. It was an example of how one dog can kill 27 sheep
Quite. It was an example of how one dog can kill 27 sheep
This is just up the road from me. horrific. Someone knows their dog is responsible I hope they own up,
Carlosmum
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We lost a ewe recently, had to be destroyed ( broken Jaw) following a dog attack...... Bull terrier puppy, belonging to the landlord. Daughter had taken him for a walk and not been told the sheep were in the field. Insurance paid, and one very upset LL daughter and wife.