An agricultural insurer says the cost of dog attacks on livestock in NI rose by about 50% last year.

A farmer urges owners to "respect the countryside" in the wake of an increase in livestock deaths.

Farmers in parts are being urged to stay vigilant for signs of a virus.

The police say dog owners must keep their animals on a lead and under control near livestock.

Some of Daniel Hayward's sheep were found in such poor condition they had to be put down immediately.

Farmer Philip Grey asks people to keep their dogs on leads after a sheep was rescued from the sea.

This is the moment a sheep was pulled free from a snow drift where it had been trapped.

Irish mountain farmers use their dogs to find their flock trapped under several feet of snow.