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Cost of dog attacks on farm animals rises to 拢1.3 million

A surge in pet ownership and countryside visitors brought by the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the cost of dog attacks on farm animals rise to 拢1.3 million, an increase of more than 10 per cent, NFU Mutual has said.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Cost of dog attacks on farm animals rises to 拢1.3 million

A surge in pet ownership and countryside visitors brought by the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the cost of dog attacks on farm animals rise to 拢1.3 million, an increase of more than 10 per cent, NFU Mutual...

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