I have just been told that 3 sheep have been killed in the fields above the Mill, and some wounded.
In the last few days a woman who apparently came from Layer did not have her dog on a lead, and her dog killed one of the sheep and left some others wounded.
This is not only cruel to the sheep, which will have been frightened, but a massive loss to the farmer.
Did you realise this is a criminal offence ?
Once a dog has killed a sheep, it might have started as a game, but in no time the excitement of the chase proves too much for the dog.
Why wasn’t the dog on a lead?
The Countryside code says “All dogs on a foot path should be on a lead, or under effective control.”
I find this really upsetting, as we are also owners of some sheep, and having had a sheep killed by some dogs last summer, I know how traumatic it is for all concerned, and especially for the sheep, which will take some time to get over the experience.
Anne Hughes
Chairman
Civil Parish of Layer de la Haye 