§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the estimated cost to farmers in England of the losses they have suffered as a result of livestock being killed by dogs for each year since 1987.
§ Mr. SoamesSuch statistics are not collected by the Ministry. However, the National Farmers Union estimates that up to 10,000 livestock are killed or injured every year in England and Wales as a result of attacks by dogs.