A community response to a National Problem
SheepWatch UK has been set up in response to the growing number of dog attacks on sheep.
We are receiving emails from across the country and thousands of hits on Facebook - thank you!
SheepWatch UK has been set up in response to the growing number of dog attacks on sheep.
We are receiving emails from across the country and thousands of hits on Facebook - thank you!
NEW SITE IS AT www.sheepwatch.co.uk
![]() See the clip of us on BBC Countryfile
Learn more about the situation across the UK and also learn more about what we do. Watch here |
None of these figures includes the sheep that will die of shock later, or the lambs that will abort from those that have been chased. Below is a roll call of the sheep killed or injured (graphic) |
Who are we working with?
We are very proud to say that we are working with the following organisations, who are offering us guidance and advice.
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It's not just the injured that suffer
When dogs chase sheep, they are placed under stress (even if it does not bite them), and it can have several effects:
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Aims
Objective
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It affects the farmers too
People don't realise how badly it affects farmers. To find any animal suffering is horrific - to find one of your own in pain causes real upset and distress (we apologise if this picture offends - it offended us too which is why we are doing something about it). |
Thanks for your support
Website - Thanks to Hattie and Helen we now have the funding to put together a website for SheepWatch UK - we are working on it now. We also the money to get us to Crufts this year. We have been invited by the Kennel Club to talk to their representatives and others at the event to join together to get this problem sorted.
Logo - Thanks to Paul Martin for support through logo creation.
Thank all of you for helping
Website - Thanks to Hattie and Helen we now have the funding to put together a website for SheepWatch UK - we are working on it now. We also the money to get us to Crufts this year. We have been invited by the Kennel Club to talk to their representatives and others at the event to join together to get this problem sorted.
Logo - Thanks to Paul Martin for support through logo creation.
Thank all of you for helping
PLEASE DONATE
If you have the kind urge to help us fund all this activity, you can donate here. No wages are paid with this money. It will be used for things like, paper, ink, travel, hall hire, conferences, etc. We will put up a page next week listing donations and also state where the money has been spent. We don't have a fancy way to pay - we are just community folk.
If you have the kind urge to help us fund all this activity, you can donate here. No wages are paid with this money. It will be used for things like, paper, ink, travel, hall hire, conferences, etc. We will put up a page next week listing donations and also state where the money has been spent. We don't have a fancy way to pay - we are just community folk.
To contact SheepWatch UK please email TerenaPlowright@gmail.com.
We are also on Facebook and Twitter
We are also on Facebook and Twitter
Sponsorship - If you want to sponsor SheepWatch UK please contact us