Cost of dog attacks on NI livestock increases by nearly 50% - Agriland.co.uk

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Cost of dog attacks on NI livestock increases by nearly 50% - Agriland.co.uk

Farm animals in Northern Ireland worth an estimated £218,000 were severely injured or killed in dog attacks in 2024. The new figures, published by insurer NFU Mutual, shows that this amount marks an increase of 48% in the cost of dog attacks on livestock compared to the previous year (£147,000). This contrasts the UK trend which saw almost £1.8 million of livestock injured or killed in these incidents, down 26% compared to 2023. Dog attacks The …