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Case No. 23684Animal welfare (dog attack on livestock) · Co. Longford · 3 Nov 2022

Farmer loses six ewes after dog attacks on sheep flock in Arva, Longford

Richard Eakins, a 66-year-old farmer from Arva, County Longford, lost six ewes after two separate dog attacks on his sheep flock in November and early December 2022. The first attack on 3 November also killed lambs belonging to two neighbouring farmers, and the dogs are believed to be a black and white collie and a tan coloured hound.

  1. Reported7 Dec
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatSix ewes were killed by dogs in recent days (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatTwo neighbouring farmers lost over half a dozen lambs in the first attack (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe dogs are believed to be a black and white collie and a tan coloured hound (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatOne farmer had three lambs weighing 45 to 50 kg killed in the first attack (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatAnother farmer had five lambs killed in the first attack (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatRichard Eakins lost three ewes at the start of gestation in the first attack (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatOne ewe had both ears completely ripped off in the second attack (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatTwo more ewes were left with one ear after the second attack (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe dogs were seen but were too far away when the farmers arrived (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatRichard Eakins is 66 years old (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatRichard Eakins is a father of two (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe first dog attack took place on 3 November 2022 (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 7 Dec2022
    Reportedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Farmer left distraught after frenzied dog attacks on sheep flock along Longford/Cavan border

    First report of two dog attacks on a sheep farmer's flock in Arva, Longford, in November and early December 2022, killing six ewes and multiple lambs belonging to three farmers.

    victim, Richard Eakins, 66, male, irish (judged from name)Richard Eakins