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Dog attack leaves four alpacas dead on Cambridgeshire farm

Police issue warning to public after two dogs were seized just days after new legislation came into force

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One of the two alpacas left injured following a dog attack which killed another four animals on a farm in Cambridgeshire
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One of the two alpacas left injured following a dog attack which killed another four animals on a farm in Cambridgeshire

Four alpacas were killed and a further two injured after a two-dog attack on a farm in Cambridge. Police have issued an urgent warning to dog walkers to keep pets under control after the deaths at Wisbech...

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