Scotland POLL: Should sheep farmers be allowed to shoot dogs if they are off the lead? By Blair Dingwall May 16 2017, 11:06am May 16 2017, 11:06am Share POLL: Should sheep farmers be allowed to shoot dogs if they are off the lead? Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/427530/poll-sheep-farmers-allowed-shoot-dogs-off-lead/ Copy Link Lambs and ewes in a field in Fife. There has been a string of dog attacks on sheep across Courier Country in recent months. Last week Archie Downie, one of Scotland’s youngest shepherds, told us of his devastation following two dog attacks on his flock in the space of 36 hours. Take Our Poll It came just days after a farmer was accused of tying a Siberian husky to a tractor and killing it at the Balcarres Estate in Colinsburgh, after it attacked his sheep. What do you think? Should farmers be allowed to shoot dogs that put their livestock in danger?
