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A farmer has shared shocking images which show the brutal impact dog attacks have on sheep.

Ian Roberts, from the Aberffraw area of Anglesey , has spoken out after one of his flock suffered horrific injuries when it was attacked by a dog on common land on the island.

Shocking photographs show his ewe with part of its jaw hanging off after being set upon by a dog near the Wales Coastal Path.

Mr Roberts said: "I got a couple of phone calls off people on Saturday afternoon.

"I went to see the sheep and all of them were distressed and I couldn't do anything with them because they were so distressed.

"I could get the sheep on Monday and it has had to be put down."

Mr Roberts said the entire bottom of the sheep's jaw had been ripped off by the dog.

(Image: Ian Roberts)

He said: "It's too far to be a wandering dog from the community so there had to be somebody with it.

"Somebody has stopped them, put them on a lead, and left. That is not on."

Mr Roberts said that as well as the horrific impact on the sheep itself, the incident also impacts badly on his livelihood.

He said: "I have had to pay to have it put down and to have it disposed of and there is no sort of insurance that will cover you for that.

"It is happening so often. Every week you hear about it happening."

He added: "It is quite near recreational land, and this dog has ripped a sheep's jaw off so imagine what it would do if there was a child playing nearby.

"It should be put down. It is clearly dangerous.

"It wouldn't have been hard for the dog owner to ring somebody and say what had happened but they have just left."

He called on dog owners to ensure they keep their dogs on leads in areas where sheep are grazing.

He said: "If you have a dog and you see somebody with their dog [without a lead on] people are going to do the same.

"There's three kiss gates and there's signs telling people to put their dogs on a lead but people rip them up and chuck stones on them.

"The dog owners will say 'my dog won't do anything' which is wrong.

"There are specific sites where people can walk their dogs without a lead."

Mr Roberts said the area is not far from beaches and park land where people can walk their dogs without leads away from livestock.

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