Dog owner convicted again after sheep killed in Christmas Day attack
Pregnant ewes died after two dogs chased livestock in Northamptonshire
A Northamptonshire dog owner has been convicted for a second time after his dogs chased and attacked sheep.
Jose Lopez-Vidal, 63, from Woodford Halse, admitted two counts of livestock worrying after his dogs attacked a flock of pregnant ewes near Preston Capes and Charwelton on Christmas Day 2025.
Three sheep died and several unborn lambs were lost following the attack.
A landowner who witnessed the incident shot one of the dogs after being unable to stop the attack.
Lopez-Vidal had previously been convicted of similar offences in 2024.
He was ordered to pay more than £6,600 in compensation and has now been made subject to a one-year Community Protection Notice requiring his dogs to be kept on leads in public and away from livestock fields.