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| 12 lambs 'drown fleeing dog attack' at St Asaph | |
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| A dog attack in Denbighshire which left three sheep and 21 lambs dead has been described as "horrific" by police. | |
| A dozen of the lambs are missing and believed to have drowned in a river at St Asaph trying to escape, according to Sgt Rob Taylor, wildlife officer for North Wales Police. | |
| The incident follows the deaths of three sheep in an attack last week. | |
| Sgt Taylor said a pet dog from homes nearby could be roaming free and carrying out the attacks. | |
| He said people often believed such incidents happened in full view of a dog's owner but evidence showed that, in some instances, they were not being kept secured at home and went on to commit acts which could leave their owners in court. | |
| "It's an horrific crime," he said, given that the dogs can leave a "gruesome" scene after such an attack. |