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• 10 Apr 2021
WALK THIS WAY: Terry and Julie Race, from Boldron, regularly exercise their dogs in the countryside, but ensure they are always on a lead when there is livestock about
A JOINT campaign has been launched by the National Sheep Association (NSA) and the RSPCA to cut the number of attacks by dogs on livestock.
Officials from both organisations say sheep worrying by dogs is a serious issue for sheep farmers, often resulting in injuries and death of affected sheep, with spring a peak time for incidents as fields are full of heavily pregnant ewes at risk of miscarriage and newborn lambs which can become separated from their mothers when stressed.
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The bitterly cold weather comes after a sunny bank holiday weekend when a high of 17.9C was recorded at Pershore, Worcestershire, on Easter Sunday.
The Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said the cold weather was not particularly unusual as snow is more common at Easter than over Christmas. “But it is a big contrast to the mild weather we’ve seen over the last couple of days,” he said.
“For much of the day today, most of the wintry showers or snow showers will be in the north, and then starting to extend a bit more south tonight into tomorrow. We’ve got warnings for snow and ice for Northern Ireland and Wales that come into force as we go into the evening, and further warnings for snow across Scotland tomorrow as well.”