Dog owners asked to be responsible around sheep
Horrific dog attacks on sheep are a regular occurrence at this time of year. With sheep now about to lamb, dog attacks can have particularly serious consequences, as lambs can suffer serious injuries or in some cases lose their lives. One of these attacks recently in the Streedagh area of…
Dog attacks on sheep continue
The head of the IFA in Leitrim is urging dog-owners to be aware at all times of where their dogs are. It follows what the organisation claims is the increasing problem of sheep-kills in the region. The biggest one in county Leitrim so far this year was when 35 sheep…