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Home owners of a house at the top end of Elizabeth St have reported multiple dog attacks on their cattle through social media platforms. Sharon Murfitt posted a picture along with her story in the hopes of advising other residents to be careful, mindful and alert of any loose and possibly vicious dogs roaming the streets close to town. “Nine sheep killed over two nights and we live in town.” Sharon said on August 12th, the morning after the first attack. “The dogs that did this should not be in town and the owners need to be accountable. It may be my sheep this weekend but it may just be someone's pet dog/cat or child.” she said. Two weeks later on August 28th, The Murfitt’s Experienced another attack, taking the lives of another two sheep. “That’s a total of 11 sheep killed in 3 weeks,” Sharon Said. “People please lock your dogs up at night.” She pleads. Sharon’s sheep were pets to the family on there small, close to town block of land. For the local family to see such horrific attacks on their sheep is mortifying. Sharon shared a photo on Facebook that she said was the least graphic picture she could get of the attacks. “I apologize for the graphic photo, it was the mildest that I had. The others you wouldn't be able to stomach.” Sharon said. Young local police have stated that they have had no recent reports of any incidents in regards to the dog attacks. Residents are urged to contact authorities when unfortunate situations occur so that the problem can reported and investigated. If you have seen a dog attack on a person, animal, or been attacked yourself, regardless of whether the attack happened on public or on private property, you should report it to your local council. If the attack has occurred outside local council hours, you can call your local police station. Police officers are also authorised officers under the Companion Animals Act 1998. For free legal advice, call LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529.

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In town dog attacks