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ICSA pleads with dog owners to prevent attacks on sheep
Anne O'Donoghue
ICSA president Sean McNamara said dog owners need to understand the serious consequences their pets’ actions can have.
7 February 2024 News
Know your escape route before going into the calving pen - HSA
The HSA has outlined the main areas of concern following a two-week inspection campaign around farmer safety which took place at the end of January.
31 January 2024 Letters
Letter highlighting the losses to sheep farmers from dog attacks
"Letter to the Minister for Agriculture" - Patrick Harrington, Ballincollig, Kielduff, Tralee, Co Kerry
Kerry County Council to map dog attacks on sheep
It was also proposed that Kerry County Council would write to the Department of Agriculture to ask if its area monitoring system (AMS) be used to investigate dogs responsible for attacking sheep.
23 January 2024 News
Owners face new €300 fine if their dogs are found worrying livestock
A high-level stakeholder group will be asked to consider wider issues such as expanding the list of restricted breeds.
9 November 2023 News
Wexford farmer ‘devastated’ by repeated dog attacks
Dogs have attacked the flock of a Wexford sheep farmer three times since late May, leaving him at his wits' end.
9 October 2023 News