Huge Losses in Farming Industry due to Dangerous Dogs 

Recent Studies Suggest Huge Losses in Farming Industry due to Dangerous Dogs

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According to a survey done recently, farmers all across the world have reported huge financial losses due to dangerous dogs

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A rough estimation states that farmers end up losing a whooping millions of pounds every year to these attacks

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These attacks are mostly confined to small livestock, including sheep, ewes, guinea pigs, rabbits, and poultry as they are easier to attack

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The case is so severe, that some even have to "change the way they live and farm" as stated by NFU Mutual, a leading rural farming insurer

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"I just can't mentally and physically go through losing this many ewes. It's mentally debilitating", stated Oliver East, a farmer from Buckinghamshire

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And even though not all attacks are deadly, it for sure devastates the affected livestock along with several others in a pack

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To counter this, the Government passed a number of new measures in its Kept Animals Bill in June 2021

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And while this is definitely a good measure,the rules are still needed to be implemented and unless done the farmers will be facing such losses for sure

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Even Rob Taylor hailing from the National Police Chief's Council states, "Once we can strengthen that law, I think things will fall in place much better."

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