Police officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Country Watch team are issuing a stark warning to dog walkers to ‘keep dogs on leads in rural areas or face possible prosecution’.
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The warning follows a number of incidents in the East Hants area whereby owners have been walking with dogs off lead and not under close control. They have subsequently chased or attacked livestock and wild animals. It’s an ever-increasing problem here on the Isle of Wight too.