4 dogs have actually been shot dead after eliminating a sheep.
Six other pooches have actually been rescued by cops after the pack were discovered roaming near a remote forest.
The dogs, which appear to a mix of collies and hounds were identified today near Moffat, Dumfriesshire sleeping on a rural roadway.
Locals required to social media to share images in a quote to discover their owners.
However 4 of them were shot dead after they entered a field and killed a sheep on a close-by farm.
Cops were hired and handled to rescue the staying 6 dogs and they are now being looked after by them as officers develop who they belong too.
Commenting on the Moffat Community Support Facebook page Margot McMurdo composed: “They might have been discarded,which is stunning.
“They all appear like hounds/collies of some kind which are typically the kind in rescue centres. I hope they protect.”
Claire Hargreaves published: “Such a pity. The awful individual that discarded them put them because position.
“If they hadn’t existed they wouldn’t have actually been shot!”
Other residents published that they seen comparable dogs roaming around he town late on Saturday night.
A Police Scotland representative said: “Around 08.40am on Sunday, 9 July, 2023, officers were warned of a sheep being killed and another being assaulted in the Moffat location after a variety of dogs were discovered strolling unaccompanied.
“Four of the dogs were shot and destroyed as an outcome of this occurrence.
“Officers participated in and securely protected 6 of the dogs who are being looked after by regional kennels.
“Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”
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