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Police seek help identifying suspected livestock worrying pair

Derbyshire Rural Crime Team said the dogs worried 19 cows for around 20 minutes whilst off-lead on farmland

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
Officers would like to speak to the couple in relation to a livestock worrying incident. (Derbyshire Rural Crime Team)
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Officers would like to speak to the couple in relation to a livestock worrying incident. (Derbyshire Rural Crime Team)

Officers have issued an appeal for two people suspected of livestock worrying to come forward after their dogs attacked nearly 20 cows in a Derbyshire village.

Scene of the incident. (Derbyshire Rural Crime Team)

Derbyshire Rural Crime Team said they are seeking help in identifying a man and a woman who had reportedly let their two spaniel dogs off a lead on May 19 at 2pm in the village of Calver.

Livestock worrying

According to police, the dogs worried and attacked 19 cows for around 20 minutes whilst off-lead on farmland.

An image of the pair has been released to help officers track them down.

Those with further information should contact 101, using reference number 25000288817.

Take the Lead

Take the Lead is a campaign to raise awareness of keeping dogs on a lead at all times when near livestock

You can supportÌýFarmers Guardian'sÌý'Take the Lead' campaign, in association with the National Sheep Association, to raise awareness of keeping dogs on lead when near livestock.

We can provide you with free signs, in English and Welsh, to place around your farm warning dog owners to keep their dogs on a lead near livestock.

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.

We will be able to send up to 25 signs.

Alternatively, you can contact reporter Chris Brayford if you have been a victim of a livestock worrying incident and if you wish to share your story atÌý[email protected].

READ NOW:ÌýNew livestock worrying legislation passes committee stage

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