Having a lovely Sunday ?
These are the maggots living on the body of a sheep that died in the last 72hrs from being chased and bitten by a dog. A heart attack caused by the stress of the attack is the most likely cause of death.
This sheep was found whilst scouring waist high bracken under Stanage looking for another sheep that a dog owner allowed his dog to chase and attack and kill last night.
These two deaths are in addition to the at least four witnessed deliberate chases of sheep by dogs off leads in the Burbage and Stanage are this last week.
A very big thank you from the rangers and farmer to the climbing instructor (name witheld) who witnessed the attack yesterday, spoke to the dog owner and reported the attack to @derbyshireconstabulary. Incident 926 of 26 July refers.
The laws around dogs on leads and Ground Nesting Bird Season are NOT the same as those for dogs around livestock. The livestock laws are permanent not seasonal. Understand your legal obligations and control your dog. For the removal of any doubt, the chasing of livestock is a defined offence under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953.
Thanks to everyone involved. Hopefully a prosecution will be forthcoming 🤞🤞🤞.
Have a lovely weekend.