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Six sheep dead and 20 injured in 'reckless' Derbyshire dog attack
Six sheep are dead and 20 more injured after what police have described as a “reckless” dog attack in Derbyshire. Derbyshire Rural Crime Team said…
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Dog attacks hit four in five sheep farmers as lambing season warning issued
Almost four in five sheep farmers have suffered a dog attack in the past year, prompting renewed calls for action as lambing season gets under way…
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Nine detained and ten dogs seized after hare coursing pursuits
Nine men have been detained and ten dogs seized across two separate suspected hare coursing incidents in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Officers were…
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Court fines farmer nearly £11k over cattle movement and TB offences
A Leicestershire farmer has been fined almost £11,000 in a case Trading Standards say underlines the importance of strict cattle movement records and…
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Stolen farm telehandler used in cashpoint raid, police warn farmers
Farmers in the south west are being urged to tighten security around machinery after a stolen telehandler was used in a ram-raid at a Co-op store in…
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Shoppers warned over egg box swapping scam in supermarkets
Shoppers are being warned about a growing supermarket scam after reports that some customers are swapping cheaper eggs into higher-priced boxes to…
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Two more arrested in Kidlington waste crime probe as fly-tipping blights rural UK
Two further arrests have been made in a major organised crime investigation into the large-scale illegal dumping of waste at a site in rural…
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Gamekeeper pleads guilty in England's first Hen Harrier persecution case
A head gamekeeper has pleaded guilty in England’s first-ever case involving the persecution of a Hen Harrier, in what has been described as a…
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Farm crime fears as police overhaul rolls out across England and Wales
Rural communities risk being left exposed unless police funding properly reflects countryside realities under the government’s sweeping reforms, the…
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Jail sentence in £500k poultry fraud sparks renewed vigilance call
More than half a million pounds’ worth of stolen poultry has been taken out of the supply chain after a food fraud investigation, prompting fresh…
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