Tuesday 19 March 2019

Just Let The Farmers Shoot Them!

Police say they would been (sic) keen to develop a DNA dog database to tackle the growing problem of "sheep worrying" which is leaving thousands of farm animals in the UK dead or injured every year.
Sounds familiar!
NFU Mutual says sheep and other farm animals worth an estimated £1.2m were attacked by dogs last year.
But it's feared that number may be much larger, with a recent survey finding only 39% of farmers reported all attack incidents to police.
Because they have finally discovered what small shopkeepers and burglary victims have already sussed - they don't do anything.

Unless they can build a hugely expensive and utterly pointless database, of course.
...the NPCC says budget constraints mean it is not currently possible to build such a database.
Note the 'currently' in there.
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5 comments:

  1. Jim19 March 2019 at 17:30

    "But it's feared that number may be much larger, with a recent survey finding only 39% of farmers reported all attack incidents to police."

    Recently someone rang me to say that there was a dog chasing some sheep in a countryside park not far from my farm, and asked if I knew who the owner of the sheep was. I didn't but I suggested she ring the police as livestock worrying is a crime. She said she'd already done that but they weren't interested.

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  2. Anonymous19 March 2019 at 19:29

    How would the Police deal with a notice reading something like,
    "Before you allow your dog to worry and injure my sheep, please ensure they can run faster than shotgun pellets".
    A local farmer may find out after posting such notices.
    Penseivat

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  3. Anonymous19 March 2019 at 22:11

    "Tough on sheep worrying, tough on the causes of sheep worrying"
    Jaded

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  4. Bill Sticker19 March 2019 at 22:30

    I had a dog who used to worry sheep. He wouldn't chase them, but sit at the side of the field with a large tub of mint sauce, sniggering.

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  5. JuliaM24 March 2019 at 07:20

    "She said she'd already done that but they weren't interested."

    Next time, just tell the cops that she's been misgendered by the dog owner. They'll be out in a flash.

    "A local farmer may find out after posting such notices."

    Good for him!

    "... but sit at the side of the field with a large tub of mint sauce, sniggering."

    LOL!

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