A SECOND dog attack on livestock has occurred on a Worcestershire councillor's farm - with a new campaign starting to stamp it out.

Councillor Rob Adams, who farms in Spetchley, has been left "gutted" after finding one of his sheep dead in a brook and a lamb with a broken leg.

The ewe had been squeezed through fence wire, and was found floating in the water.

Cllr Adams also says the lamb has been put down after it was found with a nasty broken leg, with the same dog believed to have been responsible for both incidents.

It is the second suspected dog attack in a matter of weeks at his farm, known as Aston Hall, sparking a new campaign.

Wychavon District Council is making these posters available for free, with people in the farming community urged to put them up to warn dog walkers.

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The posters, displayed by marketing and communications manager Emma Wild, above, ask pet owners to keep their dogs on leads, especially during the lambing season.

Cllr Adams said: "The posters are a really good idea, I just hope people take notice and that it makes a difference.

"I'd say 99 per cent of people are good but it's just the odd ones that think 'I'll let my dog have a run around', it's not on.

"We found the ewe in the nearby brook drowned, they'd been chased around and it had been pushed through the fence wire.

"We also found one of our lambs with a snapped leg, we had to have her put down, she was in a lot of distress.

"We check the sheep every day and realised quickly that something wasn't right, so we went towards the brook.

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"We're sure it was a dog that has done it again.

"We thought the other week was a one-off, we're gutted."

He added: "The damage that irresponsible dog owners do is terrible and some I guess might not even know their dogs are capable of such attacks.

"But we’re here to tell you that they are, so please play it safe when you’re on farmland with livestock - put your dog on a lead for everyone's safety."

In the first incident at the end of March, Cllr Adams found one his sheep horrifically mauled to death, calling the attack "devastating".

It led to him erecting a sign on his gates saying two lambs had been left 'without a mother', with a dog again thought to be the culprit.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has also voiced its concern, saying too many sheep are being killed by dogs around the country after being allowed to roam freely.

The posters are laminated so they can withstand bad weather.

Emma Wild, marketing and communications manager at the district council, said: "We were horrified when we heard about the attacks at Cllr Adam's farm.

"We wanted to do something positive to support farmers across the district, so we’re offering laminated posters to all farmers in the area."

Posters are available by e-mailing communications@wychavon.gov.uk or by calling 01386 565 102.