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Dorset Rural Crime Team said the dog owner had done the right thing by coming forward

"Offences of this kind also have a significant impact on farmers, particularly during the lambing season"

Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team said there had been no excuses for the owner not to have had the dog under control

Derbyshire Rural Crime Team said the farmer found four dead ewes in their field after a dog attack in Buxton

David Hughes helped to save the sheep which had been left high and dry in the Lake District

Thames Valley Police Aylesbury Vale said the man had been banned from owning dogs and was ordered to pay over £1,000 in compensation to a farmer following the incident

Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team said livestock worrying incidents had been occurring on a 'frighteningly regular basis'

Tobin Bird, a sheep farmer at Woodside Farm in Cranbrook, said he had seen first-hand the effect of sheep worrying and wanted to take action by offering training courses for dog owners

Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team confirmed they were investigating the incident and had identified the dog owner in question

The NFU said rural communities do not feel adequately protected against criminals with incidents continuing to 'blight' farming communities