Livestock worrying

Freedom of Information Act Request No: 2022-195

Version Date: 15/03/2022

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:

Information Request for 2020 Data

Total number of incidents of sheep worrying (includes where a dog(s) has chased, injured or killed one or more sheep) with an owner or person responsible for the dog(s) present)

Total number of incidents of sheep worrying (includes where a dog(s) has chased, injured or killed one or more sheep) with an owner or person responsible for the dog(s) NOT present) 

Number of incidents where a dog has caused physical injury to one or more sheep with an owner or person responsible for the dog(s) present

Number of incidents where a dog has caused physical injury to one or more sheep with an owner or person responsible for the dog(s) NOT present 

Number of incidents where a dog has killed one or more sheep with an owner or person responsible for the dog(s) present

Number of incidents where a dog has killed one or more sheep with an owner or person responsible for the dog(s) NOT present 

Number of incidents involving one or more dogs Number of sheep worrying incidents where dog(s) involved were wearing an ecollar

Number of sheep worrying incidents where dog(s) involved were wearing an ecollar and shot. 

From a previous request (2021-144) we know that for 2020:

Dogs chasing/worrying sheep = 15

Dogs attacking/injuring sheep = 10

Dogs killing sheep = 6 

To answer the questions about whether owners were present or e-collars were involved would require each incident to be individually reviewed.

Unfortunately since 2020 our incident recording database has been updated and Performance & Analysis no longer have access to the old system wide any longer. Therefore this information no longer retrievable.