Crime & Safety
Banbury dog owner to pay £1000 after dog killed lambs
Thames Valley Police’s Rural Crime Taskforce said the owner of a dog which attacked lambs in Banbury in April has been issued a community resolution.
It requires the owner to pay for the cost of the lambs killed and injured, which is around £1,000, according to the force.
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A spokesperson for the force said: “We’re into the time of year when there are lots of lambs and livestock around.
“Please keep dogs on leads around livestock or run the risk of an expensive bill.”
A new law came into effect in March to aim to protect farm animals from dog attacks, increasing the maximum penalty for livestock worrying from £1,000 to an unlimited fine.
Police also now have the power to seize and detain a dog where they have reasonable grounds to believe it has attacked livestock, and there’s a risk it could do so again.