Forty sheep killed in dog attack in Co Kerry(Graphic photos in links)

Calahonda52

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/forty-sheep-killed-in-dog-attack-in-co-kerry-1.2751690?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnews%2Fenvironment%2Fforty-sheep-killed-in-dog-attack-in-co-kerry-1.2751690

What will the healy-rae rant be about this: climate change?

Better source. WARNING,CONTAINS GRAPHIC PHOTOS.

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/forty-sheep-killed-in-dog-attack-in-co-kerry-219638

DrumSteve

Like climate change, he'll probably blame it on Dog.

biko

Dog owners in rural areas have been asked to keep an eye on their pets after 40 sheep were killed during a dog attack in Co Kerry last Friday.

Rest is behind paywall

Calahonda52

Changed it

Surreptitious

That's absolutely horrible. The ferocity of nature can be brutal.

Ken.

Mod-Op updated and warning added so people don't lose their dinner.

PARlance

Yerra, Ewe wouldn't be up to those dags.

Ted111

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIh0kMPdlUc

maudgonner

PARlance wrote: »

Yerra, Ewe wouldn't be up to those dags.

Pulling the wool over your eyes, the devils.

Seriously though, it's a pretty horrible thing for any farmer to have to deal with.

Smondie

40 sheep :eek: horrific for the farmer, a terrible loss.


I'd say there's more than one dog involved in that

GLaDOS

Smondie wrote: »

40 sheep :eek: horrific for the farmer, a terrible loss.


I'd say there's more than one dog involved in that

A lot of them were lambs that were killed by the animals crushing together into a small space trying to get away. So may well have only been one.

The Backwards Man

Surreptitious wrote: »

That's absolutely horrible. The ferocity of nature can be brutal.

Nothing natural about stupid bastards owning dogs they can't or won't control.

SEPT 23 1989

we hope it was a dog

tomwaterford

GLaDOS wrote: »

A lot of them were lambs that were killed by the animals crushing together into a small space trying to get away. So may well have only been one.

Sheep do tend to panic and excitement each other. .



As bad as it is....lucky they weren't in lamb...as stress would cause them to lose them



Hope this farmer is well insured

smash

American werewolf in Kerry!

RayM

Fuckin' hell.

Smondie

tomwaterford wrote: »

Sheep do tend to panic and excitement each other. .



As bad as it is....lucky they weren't in lamb...as stress would cause them to lose them



Hope this farmer is well insured

Insurance might cover monetary losses but you'd never get over seeing your animals like that.

Ted111

It's a tough life for a kerry sheep.
Watching out for dogs, eagles, lonely farmers

DrumSteve

Ted111 wrote: »

It's a tough life for a kerry sheep.
Watching out for dogs, eagles, lonely farmers

Not even in that order

Alf Stewart.

I bet it was that bastard Casey.
He's a divil when he gets behind the wheel.
Twas a sad day for the Kerry sheepdogs when his firestones they did feel.

Discodog

Someone will have a good idea who's dog did it.

Time to face the firing squad for that little doggie! Fools of owners.

failinis

Its unlikely they will catch what dog/s done this, it would be far too costly to get saliva samples or whatever from bite marks and test against local dogs.

A guy up the road from me keeps a donkey in with his sheep, says it protects them from dogs. Does it really work?
I know having a donkey would add on a good...I dunno but at least £600 or so cost a year.

tomwaterford

failinis wrote: »

Its unlikely they will catch what dog/s done this, it would be far too costly to get saliva samples or whatever from bite marks and test against local dogs.

A guy up the road from me keeps a donkey in with his sheep, says it protects them from dogs. Does it really work?
I know having a donkey would add on a good...I dunno but at least £600 or so cost a year.

They'll have to be got though. ....what ever it is....if a dog kills/attacks sheep they'll do it again ime

Smondie

What's the position on shhoting loose dogs on your land? Is it Legal or not?

failinis

failinis wrote: »

Its unlikely they will catch what dog/s done this

I'd say they already have a fair idea. And if the owners are semi-decent, they'll tell the farmer and let events take their natural course. Otherwise, this dog would reoffend, as tomwaterford said. Once they get a taste for blood & the chase, there's no going back.

Something similar happened to us in the past, and on the second occasion the owners of the dog were good-natured enough to put a stop to it. This kind of attack represents a massive financial loss, and has to be rooted out.

Smondie wrote: »

What's the position on shhoting loose dogs on your land? Is it Legal or not?

Legal if they're worrying sheep.

Outrageous.

Dogs are now banned outright on the Reeks, and yet I still see people out with their dogs on the Reeks and off the leash around around the National Park, because their dogs are special dogs and their barks make sheep giggle and deer dance.

freshpopcorn

Smondie wrote: »

What's the position on shhoting loose dogs on your land? Is it Legal or not?

We had loose dogs a few years ago and the Gardai said we could shot them if the animals were at risk.

Gentleman Off The Pitch

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I'd say they already have a fair idea. And if the owners are semi-decent, they'll tell the farmer and let events take their natural course. Otherwise, this dog would reoffend, as tomwaterford said. Once they get a taste for blood & the chase, there's no going back.

Something similar happened to us in the past, and on the second occasion the owners of the dog were good-natured enough to put a stop to it. This kind of attack represents a massive financial loss, and has to be rooted out.


Legal if they're worrying sheep.

Based on my experience this is highly unlikely

paddysdream

tomwaterford wrote: »

Sheep do tend to panic and excitement each other. .



As bad as it is....lucky they weren't in lamb...as stress would cause them to lose them



Hope this farmer is well insured

Insurance for dog attacks on sheep is prohibitive.Very very few farmers would have it.Priced it here a few times and even suffering a few doggie related incidents it would be very borderline.It also only covers direct losses and not ewes aborting or subsequent ill thrive due to stress etc.
You can claim from the dog owners house policy(assuming you find the culprit and the owners have house insurance)
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Phoebas

ken wrote: »

Mod-Op updated and warning added so people don't lose their dinner.

There's about a 1000 dinners lost just there.