Scots police called to deal with pack of 50 rampaging hounds terrifying animals and people

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A pack of 50 loose dogs caused havoc in the countryside – worrying sheep, spooking horses and scaring people.The baying hounds were seen stampeding through fields, roads and a quarry on the morning of Tuesday, October 18.The incident occurred on the boundary edge of Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire, between Beith and Lochwinnoch.The chaotic scenes led to police being called and panicked handlers speeding up and down Threepwood Road to get the pack back under control.Noanie Heffron, who lives in the area, said she witnessed the rampaging hounds around 8.30am and – seeing them in a field chasing sheep and fearing for their wellbeing – decided to call the police.“It’s not the first time we’ve seen this kind of thing,” said Noanie.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial“There is normally a fox hunt here around New Year’s Day, but this time it was much, much worse.”She believes the hounds may have belonged to the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Foxhunt, who are based in Houston.She continued: “The first we heard was barking and howling and looked out of our front window, because we assumed that it was a sheep