Disgusting (graphic images) Sheep Worrying.

[Dan7626]

This was a mile away from father in laws farm lastnight.https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10207679864778186&id=1339218564

 

[llamedos]

Horrific poor lad, reading his timeline, there is a comment from one of the officers who attended equally shocked at the carnage.

 

[Dan7626]

The chap who's dogs they are has often boasted how his dog's are trained to kill. Its unbelievable.

 

[llamedos]

The chap who's dogs they are has often boasted how his dog's are trained to kill. Its unbelievable.

Heck, does not bear thinking about if it had gotten into a school playground.

 

[Dan7626]

Heck, does not bear thinking about if it had gotten into a school playground.

There is footpaths and bridlways all around the place and its on the edge of a village. Could of been much more horrific

 

[llamedos]

Pictures & Text. with credit to Tom Hadley, who approved the use of them here.

"26 dead lambs one dead dog one dog taken by police. 20 armed police, sas snipers 2 police helicopters and the bloke says my dogs wouldn't chase sheep. My profit gone for the year and the bloke is sat in his house with his feet up and a beer and give zero f**ks. It's hard enough to make farming pay but this just takes the pee."
Also added, they are still in the process of finding others this morning.

 

[jerseydan]

I wonder if placing the dead sheep in the owners garden may make him realise just what his dog is capable of. He'll certainly know by the time he's arranged for them to be removed!

 

[Sid]

Maybe the wrong animal was destroyed?

 

[Tim W]

I wonder if placing the dead sheep in the owners garden may make him realise just what his dog is capable of. He'll certainly know by the time he's arranged for them to be removed!

Not a bad idea----dead sheep laid next to his dead dog in his front garden would make a sobering picture in the local press. And if done on a hot summers day all those flies and the stink of rotting flesh would at least make him unpopular with the neighbours
This is an increasingly common situation and we need greater powers to deal with it

 

[H.M.]

That's awful poor man and poor sheep

 

[unlacedgecko]

Like in Australia, the dead dog should be nailed to the fence of the sheep paddock.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Not a bad idea----dead sheep laid next to his dead dog in his front garden would make a sobering picture in the local press. And if done on a hot summers day all those flies and the stink of rotting flesh would at least make him unpopular with the neighbours
This is an increasingly common situation and we need greater powers to deal with it

The problem is, police are so keen to revoke certificates and confiscate guns, there is little direct action livestock owners can take without leaving themselves open to legal ramifications.

 

[llamedos]

Just spoken to Tom via FB

Another 5 ewes had died this morning, 11 lambs are missing, and 2 further dogs removed from the owners property.

It is to be hopes Police take this as far as they can.

Poor lad.
It makes me so so angry keep reading the same story week in week out.

 

[Dan7626]

Went over that way this afternoon and the police were still around.

 

[Lofty1984]

What dogs were they?

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

What dogs were they?

Dead ones hopefully.

 

[Dan7626]

What dogs were they?

Not sure exactly Rhys but he breeds Rottweilers and a certain type of German shepherd, the dark coloured nasty looking ones that you see used for security. They are retired townies that have moved out here
Edit- the wife tells me he doesn't actually breed them but buys them to train. Either way it's not good.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Not sure exactly Rhys but he breeds Rottweilers and a certain type of German shepherd, the dark coloured nasty looking ones that you see used for security. They are retired townies that have moved out here

Malinois by the look of them. Not German Shepherds, but a different type of continental herder.

That's a positive at least, they sound like they will have some money, so should be easy for the farmer to recover the cost of lost stock, and the cost of disposal.

Hopefully there will be a criminal prosecution as well.

 

[yellowbelly]

That's a positive at least, they sound like they will have some money, so should be easy for the farmer to recover the cost of lost stock, and the cost of disposal.

Hopefully there will be a criminal prosecution as well.

After the "do" we had earlier this year(which pales into insignificance when compared to this) the police were reluctant to prosecute because it is what you say, a criminal offence rather than a civil offence. They would have prefered it if we had prosecuted privately. It turned out OK though 'cos the owner was scared to death about getting a criminal record and was keen pay the full cost.
This dog owner deserves to have the book thrown at him, I hope he gets a criminal record

 

[unlacedgecko]

After the "do" we had earlier this year(which pales into insignificance when compared to this) the police were reluctant to prosecute because it is what you say, a criminal offence rather than a civil offence. They would have prefered it if we had prosecuted privately. It turned out OK though 'cos the owner was scared to death about getting a criminal record and was keen pay the full cost.
This dog owner deserves to have the book thrown at him, I hope he gets a criminal record

The police wouldn't prosecute, even though it's a criminal offence? No wonder the RSPCA find it so easy to get a foothold...

What possible reason did the police give for not prosecuting? What a joke. "I won't be paying my council tax this year, as I'd prefer it if the police were privately funded."