A concession currently allows shearers from Australia and New Zealand to travel to the UK for three months but the rules are set to change.

Northern farmers welcome stricter sheep worrying laws but say dog owners must be more responsible.

Livestock breeders could soon have more tools to improve the health and quality of their animals, thanks to a recent study ...

Dogs that could attack cattle, sheep and other livestock can now be detained by police under a new law that comes into effect today. The move is part of a government crackdown on livestock worrying ...

These precious Valais Blacknose Sheep certainly know how to go on an adventure!

What is the future for Britain’s sheep? Farmers are choosing to keep fewer animals.

As animals go, the sheep might be considered by some as the perfect embodiment of docility. It seems like a sedate life, hanging out in paddocks as flocks of round cotton balls, standing around and ...

Adult sheep should be shorn at least once every year for their welfare Sheep shearers from overseas will be allowed to work in the UK for one "final" year after the government agreed to extend a ...

Pesticides used in pet flea treatments occur widely in Welsh rivers and were detected in over three quarters of river water ...