Lanarkshire dog owners urged to keep pets on the lead when out and about
dailyrecord.co.ukiOS - Android On average, each respondent experienced seven cases of sheep-worrying during the past year, resulting in five sheep injured and two sheep killed per attack.Police Scotland took to social media channels to warn Lanarkshire residents, posting: “Even the most obedient pet can worry livestock."Please keep your dogs on a lead in the countryside.“If a dog worries livestock on any agricultural land, the owner of the dog, and anyone who is in charge of the dog other than its owner, shall be guilty of an offence.“You can be prosecuted with 12 months imprisonment fined up to £40,000 and ordered to pay compensation under the new amendment."Livestock includes all farming animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and poultry. Resi.
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