Banbury space police remind canine homeowners to maintain pets on leads as livestock worrying will increase

“We see a rise within the variety of reviews of livestock worrying offences presently of 12 months,” she stated.

“This is when dogs chase, attack, or cause distress to livestock . It can result in significant injury and suffering to the animals involved and in the worst cases, can result in their deaths. These incidents are also distressing for farmers and can have significant financial costs.“It is an offence to allow a dog to worry livestock, with a maximum fine of £1000 issued to those found guilty.”

• PCSO Drury requested these taking dogs into rural areas to respect the countryside when visiting by maintaining their dogs on a lead when close to to animals in fields. The attraction comes as Thames Valley Police was joined by different forces within the south east to accentuate operations to deal with rural crime.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Thames Valley police forces have arrange the South East Partnership Against Rural Crime (SEPARC) to make sure co-operation to make the area a hostile atmosphere for countryside offenders.

To launch the brand new partnership, the forces are endeavor quite a few completely different operations to focus on and disrupt wildlife, environmental, heritage and agricultural criminals from as we speak (Monday) till Friday.

Thames Valley Police Assistant Chief Constable Christian Bunt, pressure lead for rural crime, stated: “The aim of the SEPARC week of action is to bring forces closer together in tackling all types of rural crime and the offenders committing them.

“We know criminals use the road networks and docks to transport stolen goods so we will be targeting our operations on those areas, as well as high-visibility patrols and visiting businesses to provide crime prevention advice.”

Rural crime is outlined as offences that relate to farms, agriculture, wildlife, the atmosphere and heritage websites, the place they’re focused attributable to their isolation or rural location.

Operations embody disrupting offenders alongside the National Rural Crime Team, offering safety recommendation at service stations and stopping suspicious automobiles on the strategic highway community.