[Fowgill Farm]

Ring the police say you've been out with the dog and theres a load of dead sheep been dumped in the river with their ear tags obviously ripped out and hopefully they'll take a dim view and push the appropiate buttons.
I can't believe AH were so unhelpful i think EA is your best option, polluting water course angle, they're responsible for that.
Hope you get it sorted, very horrid.
mandy

[Tala Orchard]

This behavior is utterly disgusting and should be stomped out immediately report it to the EH.
you mention cleaning out the stream, what have you done with the carcasses have you kept them as evidence or have they been removed and disposed of?

But you must report this to EH and to the Rivers Authority as pollution of our streams not only effect you but also all those down stream.

Tala

[ZaktheLad]

I would call the Environment Agency - they will look in to the matter.

[mab]

Well, I've talked to most of the neighbours over the weekend; everyone seems sincerely dismayed and some have offered to help (dragging bodies out of stream) which is nice.

As it turns out, some of the dumps may be a bit older than I initially thought - a sheep lying upright underwater looks quite intact until you pull it over, and I don't really have any idea how long it takes them to rot underwater in winter. Still, at lease those were easier to drag out than the recent ones. Dead waterlogged sheep are HEAVY.

Will call EA once I've got rid of them.

m

[lachlanandmarcus]

OH and I once pulled a drowning sheep out of a medieval moat when out for a walk in Somerset...I can vouch for the heavy bit, esp when still alive and struggling!

[jaykay]

And when you've sorted it all out, make a complaint about Animal Health - that's disgraceful that they were so unhelpful.

I'd talk to the Police - I think, if someone is damaging your water supply, ie polluting it, it could be criminal damage and Environmental Health.

[lachlanandmarcus]

And when you've sorted it all out, make a complaint about Animal Health - that's disgraceful that they were so unhelpful.

I'd talk to the Police - I think, if someone is damaging your water supply, ie polluting it, it could be criminal damage and Environmental Health.

Sadly they have form on this, a notorious case of a dead horse in a watercourse for weeks possibly months is one i remember.