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🐏 Surrey’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner has urged dog owners to keep their pets on a lead after lambs were hurt in a “horrific” incident. 

Ellie Vesey-Thompson visited a farm in Dorking this month with officers from Surrey Police’s Rural Crime Team. 

During the visit, the farmer showed her lambs which had been badly hurt in an attack days before. 

The same farmer has previously lost almost 30 sheep in a single dog attack. 

Livestock worrying, an offence in the UK, includes barking, chasing, biting and killing. Even if a dog doesn’t catch a sheep, serious damage can be caused. 

📽️ Deputy Commissioner urges dog-owners to keep pets on a lead after lambs are attacked at Surrey farm

Ellie said: “Even the most trusted of dogs can behave in surprising or shocking ways. 

“The only way to be sure that a dog won’t chase farm animals is to keep them on a lead. 

“While the vast majority of dog owners are responsible and thoughtful while walking their pets, in some cases, complacency has led to appalling incidents.” 

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