Part of the debate – Senedd Cymru am 2:48 pm ar 28 Mawrth 2023.
I would like a statement from the Minister for rural affairs, please. Currently, as she is aware, we are in lambing season and we're still having far too many dog attacks on sheep. I know that, recently, Dan Jones from the Great Orme in Llandudno and other farmers have approached me about the horrific sights and scenes that you see. There needs to be more education, really, for dog owners. There needs to be more education. I know that, in the days when we had dog wardens, they would go in and liaise with pupils so that they could go home and say, 'We need to have our dogs on leads at all times.' I was just wondering—. The north Wales rural crime division are amazing, but they've only got so many resources and they can't be everywhere. What do you think in terms of more actions that we can do so that people realise you do not wander around sheep with your dogs running loose, and also if your dogs are missing and are not at home, that they're not potentially exhausting and chasing sheep until, ultimately, the sheep die, and sometimes, often, the lambs? Thank you.