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The NSA said reports of sheep worrying had risen in numbers and severity over the past year.

Results will inform policy direction on the subject.

The National Sheep Association has launched a new survey to gather farmers' experiences of sheep worrying.

The survey, which is available to complete online, consists of a series of questions about victims' experience of sheep worrying, from the most common injuries caused by dog attacks to the impact of lockdown.

Results will inform policy direction on the subject, the NSA said, on an issue that has seen a growing case in numbers and severity over the past year.

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker comments: “For many years NSA has been engaged in trying to highlight the serious issue of sheep worrying attacks by dogs. This has seen NSA involved in many discussions with rural police forces, animal welfare charities, the veterinary sector and of course Government as we have, alongside others, called for changes in legislation to protect sheep farmers and their stock.
 
“To facilitate this work NSA is appealing to all sheep farmers in the UK to supply the most up to date information and experiences they may have had with attacks on their flocks in this survey.”