Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Dangerous Dogs - Mar 7
Friday, 8 March 2019 08:10
Sue Hayman (Workington) (Lab):...I want to talk briefly about
livestock worrying, which the Committee’s report touches on. This
is an issue about which the National Farmers Union, and
farmers generally, are very concerned. It is a particular problem
in my constituency in Cumbria. It is thought that, in 2016, 15,000
sheep were killed in livestock attacks. The cost to the farming
sector is about £1.6 million a year. Sheep worrying can have a
devastating impact on small hill farmers,...Request free trial
(Workington) (Lab):...I
want to talk briefly about livestock worrying, which the
Committee’s report touches on. This is an issue about which
the National Farmers Union, and farmers generally,
are very concerned. It is a particular problem in my constituency
in Cumbria. It is thought that, in 2016, 15,000 sheep were killed
in livestock attacks. The cost to the farming sector is about £1.6
million a year. Sheep worrying can have a devastating impact on
small hill farmers, such as those in my constituency. Responsible
ownership is critical. Livestock worrying often happens because a
dog has escaped or because the owners simply do not believe that
their dog will be dangerous when it is around sheep. People say,
“My dog is Labrador; it is not going to do any damage.”
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