Sheepdog reported to RSPCA – for rounding up her owner’s flock

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDevon farmer Tom Trueman’s sheepdog Tilly was reported to the RSPCA for 'sheep worrying' after a member of the public mistook her rounding up his flock for an attack. Mr Trueman received a letter from the animal welfare charity with an incident number and two pamphlets on “dog behaviour” and “looking after dogs”.An RSPCA inspector told him that the report was made by someone who saw his eight-year-old sheepdog ‘worrying sheep’, but she had actually been herding them after they ran onto a country lane. After Mr Trueman explained the situation, the RSPCA inspector told him to disregard the letter.New laws were introduced in March that increase penalties for livestock worrying. In fullFarmer ‘mind-boggled’ after border collie dog rounding up sheep reported to RSPCAThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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