Is it illegal for dogs to chase ducks?
Elisha Crona
2025-07-14 01:33:20
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You will be liable if your dog causes damage by killing or injuring livestock i.e. cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry. It doesn’t matter that you had no idea your dog was likely to rush off and have a go at the animal nor that you didn’t know there were any livestock in the area nor that you tried your best to stop the incident from happening. Neither does it matter that your dog didn’t in fact come into contact with any livestock because if it chases animals and they are injured as a result, that is enough. If your dog attacks livestock or even chases it on agricultural land you will be guilty of a criminal offence and can be prosecuted and fined up to £1000.00 as well as gaining a criminal record. Be aware also that you commit the same offence if your dog is off the lead and not otherwise under close control in a field in which there are sheep and that is the case regardless whether your dog attacks or chases the sheep or it doesn’t.
Abdiel Walsh
2025-07-14 01:23:33
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Is it wrong to let my dog chase ducks/geese by the river for fun.
What do you think.
This is in places without other people and dogs around.
The ducks and geese just fly away.
Also by fun, I mean for the dog, not for me.