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It's not the dogs fault, but having been in the farmer's place before, irresponsible people are irresponsible. There's no guarantee they will contain the dogs, or keep them from doing this again to other farms, pets, or little kids. It takes extremely powerful dogs to kill 30 sheep. The dogs need to be taken from those owners. Most farmers just shoot them because they don't stop coming back.
What kinda of dogs can kill 30 sheep by themselves? >

The notorious South England Werewolf >

Not seen since 1981 >

I think it was American though. >

Nah that one was in paris. >

Yeah, but the FIRST one was in London… >

The article doesn’t seem to mention how the sheep all died, if they were killed outright by the dog(s) or from their wounds/infection later on.  
We had a dog the size of a blue heeler attack 10 ewes in the night.  It scared the flock into a corner of the fencing and ate out their back ends and bellies… 4 died before we got there, the other 6 we had to either put down or died of infection over the next couple days (despite ours and the vet’s best efforts).  15 ewes were injured all together.
And our ewes were dry at the time (not pregnant, not currently raising lambs).
We managed to catch the dog shortly after the attack as it could barely stand it was so exhausted.
Its certainly plausible that this attack in Kent was the work of one dog, especially since these ewes were pregnant and at this time of year depending on their breeding schedule, they’re likely verry pregnant slow easy targets.
I’d guess at least two dogs though, since I’d imagine one dog would be so tired they’d have caught it?
It doesn’t seem to matter how well-mannered or gentle a dog seems at home, it’s such a deeply engrained lizard brain reaction to the sheep running away - which may be why they attack until exhaustion.  Some breeds might be more efficient at causing harm, but the likelihood of a prey-drive attack is pretty level across the board in my experience.
I’ve dealt with maybe a dozen dog attacks, and the majority of owners are in denial that their dog could do such a thing until we show them proof.  Unfortunately at times the law has to get involved. >

This needs to be copy pasta. Pet owners   tend to forget animal instincts and think they know everything about their pet.
When this shit happens they give the pokemon face. >

Definitely. Most dogs will kill chickens in the same way most cats will kill mice. Lambs, too. City folk move to the county,  let their dogs roam, and are often shocked when some farmer shoots their dog dead. >


PC Marc Pennicott of the Kent Police rural task force said: "This is a distressing incident which is possibly the worst livestock attack we have ever had."The farmer has not only suffered a financial loss due to this incident but animals have needlessly lost their lives.
"These dogs would have been covered in mud and returned home exhausted and we are committed to identifying their owners. "The remaining livestock have also been left vulnerable to a further attack, so it is extremely important that we find who is responsible for these dogs as quickly as possible."

Am a dog lover, but these need to be quickly identified and destroyed. >


Am a dog lover, but these need to be quickly identified and destroyed.

Really?
Dogs arnt Guinea pigs, many have high prey drives. Garnish the owner for restitution sure. But hunting and killing mid or large sized animals is something a ton of breeds are built to do. Not the Dogs fault at that point.