Abandoned lurchers kill sheep in attack near Loch Tay

A flock of sheep have been savaged in a Perthshire dog attack by two abandoned lurchers.

In the incident near Loch Tay, two dogs killed two lambs outright and seriously injured several other lambs and ewes.

Two more sheep had to be destroyed as a result of the ”terrible injuries” inflicted during the attack, which took place at about noon on Sunday.

The flock was in a field off the south Loch Tay road, four miles from Killin.

Police said two lurcher dogs found nearby carried out the attack.

The dogs had apparently been abandoned and officers have so far been unable to trace the owners.

A Central Scotland Police spokeswoman said: ”The people responsible for these dogs must have known the damage that they could have inflicted. These people have since failed to make contact with the police to claim the dogs and have abandoned them to their fate.”