Welsh_red 4,644 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Read this article and thought some in here might be interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35759263 Seems dogs are getting the blame but it doesn't say why they have come to that conclusion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 If you look at the larger photo, you can see that the sheep died in a gateway, which has a shute into it, the wire is snapped on one side, my guess is there were a few hundred sheep in there, they got pushed to the gate, some went down and they died. We have to be careful here in the pens, and sub divide them or the same happens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDHUNTING 1,817 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Read this article and thought some in here might be interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35759263 Seems dogs are getting the blame but it doesn't say why they have come to that conclusion one for the conspiricy theorists but I call bullshit. 116 sheep died from shock or crushing due to dogs. welshmen maybe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,644 Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Read this article and thought some in here might be interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35759263 Seems dogs are getting the blame but it doesn't say why they have come to that conclusion one for the conspiricy theorists but I call bullshit. 116 sheep died from shock or crushing due to dogs. welshmen maybe Sheep do need to be worried about Welshmen . Velcro gloves and all that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nans pat 2,575 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 seen it getting put about f/b by the antis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,589 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 That's worrying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 I reckon its a lightning strike. Nope don't think so. The bloke has lost a lot of sheep in previous dog incidents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fly The Boy 339 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Dogs me bollocks, looking for handy money blaming dogs..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Dogs me bollocks, looking for handy money blaming dogs..... What makes you say that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BIGLURKS 874 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) It looks kinda wierd from the photo cos you can't really tell I've never seen sheep die like that my self all in order next a gate generally in a field if the dog was knocking over sheep left right and centre they certainly would not be piled up in a corner they would be every where with wool scatterd round the whole field I did hear years ago of a lad losing a lot of sheep too he's own dog when the farmer would go too sleep the dog would round them all up for 5 hours a night they just started too lose condition a couple died but not a whole lot like that and it was over 2 months till they clicked on from a personal opinion I'd say water contamination perhaps poison for so many too die so quickly Edited March 10, 2016 by BIGLURKS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackay 3,364 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Looks like a Welsh snuff movie to me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Excuse my ignorance on this, but is it possible that 116 sheep all died of shock at the same time ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagmad 91 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 highly likely it was a herding type dog. They would have to have been herded into that corner and held there for quite a while and held very tight to crush and suffocate them. Ive seen plenty of sheep crushed to death in the same manner when penned up to tightly in yards or sheds. (but only a few at a time not 100) Deffineately not the work of any hunting type dog. Be a fucken good killer to do that many sheep in one go in that close proximity. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BIGLURKS 874 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 There is something else bugging me about this story sheep were cheacked on sun afternoon and were not cheacked till 24 hours later I know a few sheep farmers and I don't think there will be a single one of them not out 3 times a day and 3 times a night doing the cheacks with being this close too lambing and that will be mon too Sunday even more when they start it all sounds a bit iffy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,825 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 There is something else bugging me about this story sheep were cheacked on sun afternoon and were not cheacked till 24 hours later I know a few sheep farmers and I don't think there will be a single one of them not out 3 times a day and 3 times a night doing the cheacks with being this close too lambing and that will be mon too Sunday even more when they start it all sounds a bit iffy don't agree the sheep in the fields around my house get checked about once a week and they are about to lamb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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