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Nine pedigree Charollais sheep euthanised after dog attack on Scottish farm

Scottish farmer Robert Whittaker said he would like to see a change in the law to give police more powers to support farmers affected by dog attacks

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Jedburgh farmer Robert Whittaker said he was saddened by the attack on his pedigree Charollais sheep by a dog in May which left them with 'horrific damage'
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Jedburgh farmer Robert Whittaker said he was saddened by the attack on his pedigree Charollais sheep by a dog in May which left them with 'horrific damage'

A Scottish farmer has called for an overhaul of policing powers into dog attacks after a ‘traumatic' incident on his Roxburghshire farm. Robert Whittaker, from Jedburgh, said nine of his pedigree Charollais...

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