Three farmers compensated over £11k following dogs attack on sheep
3rd July 2025
Three farmers have received £11,500 in compensation following a livestock worrying incident in which 15 sheep were killed and another 15 were injured.
Warwickshire Rural Crime Team confirmed that in December 2024, two dogs attacked several sheep owned by two farmers from the Warwickshire region and one from a different force area.
A spokesperson for the rural team said: “Livestock worrying has a serious effect on farmers, who not only lose animals immediately, but may continue to suffer losses weeks or months later. Shock can cause complications with births, especially if ewes are in-lamb at the time of the incident.
“In this case, that’s exactly what happened. Several sheep from different farms were killed by the dogs, and the shock caused further damage and losses afterwards.
“Not only did this cost farmers valuable in-lamb ewes, but also time and money repairing fencing, removing the affected livestock, and more.”
The officers said that with help from the community, they were able to identify a suspect and carry out an investigation.
‘Keep dogs on leads’
The force said that the suspect made a “full and frank admission” and complied with a series of conditions, including full compensation of nearly £11,500 to the affected farmers and specific measures relating to the dogs.
“Please help us prevent future incidents. Keep dogs on leads near livestock. Together, we can protect our rural communities,” the officers concluded.
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