Calls for stronger police intervention following savage dog attacks near public footpath
A Pembrokeshire community is demanding stronger police intervention after three flocks of sheep were savaged and killed by a pair of German Shepherd dogs.
The sheep were positioned on three separate parcels of land which lie adjacent to a public footpath in Brynberian,
Now locals are demanding urgent action before the dogs strike again.
The latest attack took place last weekend when local landowner, Christina Butler, lost six sheep which she had reared together with her son, Adam. Two were killed instantly while the remaining four had to be euthanized as a result of their extensive injuries. Five more sheep are currently receiving veterinary treatment.
Mrs Butler has described the attacks as ‘terrifying’ as a result of the dogs’ ferocity.
"The ferocity and savagery of what those dogs did to our sheep was terrifying," Christina Butler told Pure West Radio.
"I can't comprehend how a domestic animal can do something like this. Our field is surrounded by stock fencing but those dogs were desperate to get in. The injuries inflicted on our sheep were like nothing I've ever witnessed before, but these were our pets. We'd given them all names, and to see the way in which they've suffered is heartbreaking."
Mrs Butler went on to say that this is the third time that sheep have been attacked by the Brynberian German Shepherd dogs.
"Each attack was in extremely close proximity to where the dogs are kept, and each attack was accessible via the public footpath that runs to the mountain," she said.
Meanwhile, another local resident is concerned that the German Shepherds regularly come into her garden, which again is accessed via the public footpath.
"They come together as a pack, and now my own little dog is terrified of walking down the lane," she said.
"Nothing seems to be getting done to prevent these dogs from wandering loose, and in our opinion, the situation isn't being handled properly."
Two reports have already been submitted to the Dyfed-Powys Police Rural Crimes Division as well as to the Kennel Club.
"We're extremely concerned that these attacks are going to continue," concluded Christina Butler. "But because the dogs are regularly running loose on the public footpath, our fear is that next time, it could be a person that gets hurt."
Calls for stronger police intervention following savage dog attacks near public footpath
A Pembrokeshire community is demanding stronger police intervention after three flocks of sheep were savaged and killed by a pair of German Shepherd dogs.
The sheep were positioned on three separate parcels of land which lie adjacent to a public footpath in Brynberian,
Now locals are demanding urgent action before the dogs strike again.
The latest attack took place last weekend when local landowner, Christina Butler, lost six sheep which she had reared together with her son, Adam. Two were killed instantly while the remaining four had to be euthanized as a result of their extensive injuries. Five more sheep are currently receiving veterinary treatment.
Mrs Butler has described the attacks as ‘terrifying’ as a result of the dogs’ ferocity.
"The ferocity and savagery of what those dogs did to our sheep was terrifying," Christina Butler told Pure West Radio.
"I can't comprehend how a domestic animal can do something like this. Our field is surrounded by stock fencing but those dogs were desperate to get in. The injuries inflicted on our sheep were like nothing I've ever witnessed before, but these were our pets. We'd given them all names, and to see the way in which they've suffered is heartbreaking."
Mrs Butler went on to say that this is the third time that sheep have been attacked by the Brynberian German Shepherd dogs.
"Each attack was in extremely close proximity to where the dogs are kept, and each attack was accessible via the public footpath that runs to the mountain," she said.
Meanwhile, another local resident is concerned that the German Shepherds regularly come into her garden, which again is accessed via the public footpath.
"They come together as a pack, and now my own little dog is terrified of walking down the lane," she said.
"Nothing seems to be getting done to prevent these dogs from wandering loose, and in our opinion, the situation isn't being handled properly."
Two reports have already been submitted to the Dyfed-Powys Police Rural Crimes Division as well as to the Kennel Club.
"We're extremely concerned that these attacks are going to continue," concluded Christina Butler. "But because the dogs are regularly running loose on the public footpath, our fear is that next time, it could be a person that gets hurt."