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Police identify man after sheep killed by Alsatian dog on Dartmoor

Devon and Cornwall Police had released an appeal after a sheep had been killed at Saddle Tor in February by a dog

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Devon and Cornwall Police said they had traced a man they wished to speak with regarding a livestock worrying incident on Dartmoor
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Devon and Cornwall Police said they had traced a man they wished to speak with regarding a livestock worrying incident on Dartmoor

Officers have identified a man they had wished to speak with regarding a livestock worrying incident on Dartmoor.

Devon and Cornwall Police had provided an image of a man they wanted to speak with after a sheep had been killed by an Alsatian type dog at Saddle Tor around 12:05pm on February 24.

Police said the man could help assist their enquiries and have now confirmed he has been located.

Police release image of dog owner after livestock killed on Dartmoor

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Take the Lead is a national campaign to raise awareness about livestock worrying and keeping dogs on a lead

Take the Lead is a national campaign to raise awareness of livestock worrying and keeping dogs on a lead

Free signs warning dog owners to keep their dogs on a lead near livestock are available through Farmers Guardian's Take the Lead campaign, in association with the National Sheep Association.

To request yours, send a stamped self-addressed A4 envelope to: FG Take the Lead, Farmers Guardian, Unit 4, Fulwood Business Park, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9NZ.

Farmers Guardian can send up to 25 signs.

Livestock worrying costs farmers £2.4 million a year

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