A sheep kill was narrowly prevented in North Clare following an intervention from a landowner.
According to Clare’s County Dog Warden, a Rotweiller in Crusheen was believed to have been involved in a recent attack which resulted in the death of five sheep and injuries to several more.
On Saturday, the dog subsequently had a number of further close engagements with the sheep on the farm, which resulted in it being shot by the farmer.
According to Frankie Coote, incidents of sheep kills have dramatically reduced in recent years, from an average of 25 per year almost a decade ago, down to 4 or 5 per year now.
He says they want to get this figure to zero but owners must be are aware that all breeds are capable of inflicting damage.
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