As part of Dogs Worrying Livestock Awareness Week this week, Neighbourhood Policing Teams from Devon and Cornwall Police are highlighting our patrols in areas with livestock.

Some of these areas suffer from offences such as livestock attacks by dogs, livestock worrying and even livestock theft, all of which cause irreparable damage and have a huge impact on livestock owners.

Livestock can include cattle and horses as well as sheep and an offence under the 'dogs protection of livestock act' doesn’t have to include an actual 'attack', merely worrying sheep and being in the vicinity can cause miscarriage and harm to livestock and could lead to legal action being taken and even consideration of prosecution. 

Help us protect our livestock in Devon and Cornwall by reporting any incidents you witness to 999 if it is an ongoing incident, or if it is something that has already happened call 101, alternatively for a non emergency you can fill in a form on the force website: www.devon-cornwall.police.uk

A video on how to report non-emergency Rural and Wildlife Crime can be found here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAoG2KPeD_Y 

Always call 999 if offenders are still on scene or if anyone is in danger.

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