Sheep Worrying

If a farmer shoots a dog it dead. End of. Anyone leaving a dog (any dog) off the lead in Sheep country deserves what they get.A dead dog and a hefty fine.

If a farmer shoots a dog it dead. End of. Anyone leaving a dog (any dog) off the lead in Sheep country deserves what they get.A dead dog and a hefty fine.

Write your comments here...I would rather they shoot the idiot that does'nt control the dog.  

I  was  always  told  that  the  best  "cure"  for  sheep  worrying  dogs   is  to  tightly  pen  a  score  or  so  of recently  lambed  ewes  and  then  drop  the  mutt  in  the  middle  !!  Sheep  have  such  lovely  sharp  little  feet  and  the  dog  will  swiftly  bear  testament  to  that  fact  !!

The first option is legal, unfortunately the second isnt.

It is a sad tale but the farmer/s are now on very dodgy ground if they take the shooting option as stated in a recent article in farmers weekly,OH and I were in the Cotwolds for 8 years and very low flying by RAF and ARMY helicopters was at times a problem for some livestock farmers

As the OP, thank you all for your comments.