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Lowcliffe farmer Kevin Jackson has been on high alert following dog attacks, and finally managed to shoot the culprits on Tuesday night. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 030118-SS-021 Inset: Fifty-two sheep were killed in the first attack. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Sheep savaged; at least 55 dead BY SUSAN SANDYS
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Lowcliffe farmer Kevin Jackson has lost 55 sheep and many more will have to be euthanised after two dogs went on a killing spree. In the midst of an attack on Tuesday night, Jackson shot two Staffordshire bull terriers, which he suspects were also the culprits of an earlier attack. “I was surprised there was no noise, they were just busy doing their thing,” he said. The two were savaging sheep on the crop and livestock property about 7.30pm when Jackson snuck up on them with his gun. He and his wife Jo and farm manager
Steve Tocker had been on high alert, after finding 52 sheep mauled to death on December 30. They had been taking turns keeping watch on the flock, and Tocker was the one who noticed the silent attack under way on Tuesday night and alerted Jackson. Jackson said the two dogs had been working in unison, picking on one sheep at a time and chasing it, taking it to the ground, mauling, then letting it go and chasing another one. “They were playing and it just got out of hand, they didn’t know when to stop,” Jackson said. He had seen the dogs around the property from time to time and not only
suspected them as culprits of the earlier attack, but also of two incidents of 200 calves breaking over a gateway on December 24 and December 27. At the time, Jackson had not approached the owner of the pet dogs, who lived nearby. This was even though he thought he knew who the owners were, as he could not confirm their animals were responsible. He had informed the owner once the dogs were killed, and the owner had apologised.
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