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Two dogs were also shot in a separate incident a couple of weeks before this, in which four sheep were killed in Clarecastle, Co Clare.
A lack of a centralised database to identify those responsible for their dogs and a lack of enforcement at ground level is compounding issues.
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“There were no wolves here for 200 years. The iron curtain opened up due to political changes, and since then the wolves are coming from the east." Claire McCormack reports.
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Robust measures are needed to address dogs worrying and attacking sheep, the IFA has said.
New figures from the Department of Rural Development show over 730 farm animals were attacked by dogs last year.
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to Peter Behan after the two separate incidents took place on Wicklow sheep farms in the space of 48 hours.
Dog owners should be aware that they are liable for the damage and losses caused by their dogs when cattle and sheep are worried or killed, the IFA has said.
The incident happened on the afternoon of Friday 13 September between 3pm and 5pm during which two large dogs from a neighbour’s house attacked a flock of sheep.
Despite the large number of livestock worrying cases reported to authorities, the figures show that very few investigations lead to prosecutions.
