A dog was shot dead following a sheep-worrying occurrence in Alva at the weekend.
Police were contacted us to a farm in the town at around 6.15am on Saturday.
A cops representative validated to the Observer that a dog was “shot and destroyed during the incident”.
Enquiries stay continuous.
There have actually been a string of sheep-worrying occurrences in the Stirling and Clackmannanshire in recent years.
In March 2021, a Drymen sheep farmer informed us he was at his “wits’ end” after among his animals was assaulted by a dog. John Pirie, of Blarnavaid Farm, was left dealing with among his black-faced ewes after it was significantly hurt in a dog attack.
In May that very same year, an 84-year-old man was charged following a sheep-worrying occurrence on farmland near Gartmore. The occurrence at East Gartfarran Farm included 2 dogs chasing and hurting sheep. As an outcome one sheep was killed and 2 others were hurt.
In June 2021, another dog owner was charged after their family pet went after lambs and sheep in a field in Balmaha.
The 37-year-old lady was reported to the Procurator Fiscal for an offense under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act.
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Last August, cops were appealing for details in connection with a string of sheep-worrying occurrences at a farm in Killin.
Police were contacted us to Kinnell Farm, to the south of the River Dochart, after a lamb and a ewe were discovered hurt. The ewe ultimately needed to be put down.
Under The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2021 owners of dogs that attack or fret animals can be fined as much as £40,000 or perhaps imprisoned for as much as 12 months.
Under specific situations, farmers can shoot dogs that are assaulting or triggering distress to their animals.
A Police Scotland representative said: “We were warned of a sheep- fretting occurrence at a farm near Alva around 6.15am on Saturday, 29 April.
“A dog was shot and destroyed throughout the occurrence.
“Enquiries are ongoing.”