**DARTMOOR LIVESTOCK PROTECTION SOCIETY**
SIXTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 2022-2023
## **DARTMOOR LIVESTOCK PROTECTION SOCIETY**
REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 234747
## **EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE**
**Chairman:** Miss Marion Saunders Old School House, Peter Tavy, Tavistock PL19 9NB Tel: 01822 810303
**Vice Chairman:**
Mrs Georgina Dale The Teddicks, Belstone, Nr. Okehampton EX20 1QY Tel: 01837 840716
**Hon Treasurer:** Mrs Mavis Hewitt 2 The Exchange, Church Street, South Brent, Devon TQ10 9AE Tel: 01364 72972
**Hon Secretary:**
Mrs Lisa Andrews The Willows, Heathfield, Tavistock PL19 0LB Tel: 07779 495468
**Committee:** Mrs Elaine Smerdon
**Livestock Protection Officer:** Karla McKechnie, 07873 587561
**Registered Address:** Hillbridge Farm, Peter Tavy, Tavistock PL19 9NB **Accountants:** Ivybridge Accountants Ltd, 15 Erme Court, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ **Bankers:** Lloyds Bank, Newton Abbot **Financial Advisor:** Bennett Wealth Planning, The Rock, Yelverton PL20 6BS
_Annual Report printed by Dartprint Limited Front Design by Eve Dymond White, Moretonhampstead_
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## **DARTMOOR**
The moorland livestock wintered well during the worst months of 2022/23, but with spring came excessive rain and cold temperatures at the same time as lambing began. As a result many lambs failed to survive the first few days of life. Where possible doubles born on the moor were taken in by farmers and the ewes received supplementary feed.
The unseasonally cold spring weather also knocked condition off the ponies. With their fat reserves depleted, a number of thin mares needed to be removed and taken to better grazing. It was regrettable that some thin mares were well hidden from view until, over a period of just two weeks, nine were found to have died.
There was a higher than usual number of stillborns among the foaling mares and we suggest this too could have been as a result of the demanding unseasonal conditions.
When a mare is found with a stillborn foal it is important for them to be left alone so the mare can walk away when she is ready. Too early an intervention and removal of the dead foal can cause distress and lead to a mare galloping around frantically searching.
Foaling season is always a lovely time on the moor but this year we encountered very young foals being driven away from their mothers by aggressive mares not in foal themselves. This disastrous situation meant the foals would have died if not quickly reunited with their mothers. We spent many hours locating and reuniting mares and foals.
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## **DOG ATTACKS ON SHEEP**
We have recorded 85 dog attacks on sheep on Dartmoor from January to mid-September. This is shockingly high and amounts to a great deal of animal suffering and financial loss. Dealing with the attacks and criming them with the police is very time-consuming for the Livestock Protection Officer and we have added the details for your interest towards the end of this Report.
Many dog owners fail to realise that if their dogs chase, worry or so called ‘play’ with sheep, it is enough to cause serious stress which can lead to abortion in ewes and even death.
Sheep run frantically in order to escape the terror of a pursuing dog and can end up in precarious ‘life-or-death’ situations from which they then need rescuing. They will run into a river in order to escape a dog, but then with a sodden fleece, are unable to get back out when the dog has gone away. A ewe was chased into the River Walkham with a terrier dog still attached to its face (see photo below); another into the overflow of Meldon Reservoir; another onto a ledge on the sheer face of a quarry. And so it goes on. The above were seen and saved but others have not been so lucky.
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## **TICKS AND TICKBORN DISEASES**
Ticks and the diseases they transmit are a serious problem on Dartmoor, with a big economic impact for farmers.
DLPS is called over and again to lambs and adult sheep in acute difficulties because of ticks. The amount of suffering is considerable and death is frequently inevitable. Sheep are reported to us as being paralysed behind or off leg or walking in circles or lying down with head thrown back, and all from the bite of an infected tick.
- **habitat change** , now giving ticks vast areas of ideal living conditions in bracken cover, over-hanging hedges and dense vegetation, all providing excellent warmth and dampness for survival.
Livestock are not the only victims of tickborn diseases. Lyme disease in humans is on the increase. Between 2,000 and 3,000 cases a year are recorded in England and Wales. Louping-ill is now being recognised in humans.
Tick pyaemia, tickborn fever and loupingill are now commonplace. Red water in cattle is being seen more frequently.
The two main factors driving the increase in ticks and tickborn diseases are:
- **climate change** , allowing ticks to be active for a greater number of months in the year, and
Louping-ill immunity in sheep may be achieved to some degree by careful flock management. This immunity is lost within six months if sheep are taken away from infected areas, and they are vulnerable again when reintroduced. Sheep need to be born, reared and continue to live in the same area (heft or lear) without a time break in order to maintain some immunity.
## **ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS**
**129** traffic collisions with animals occurred on the unfenced roads from January to midSeptember. This sad total tells us that, year on year, there is no let-up in the needless waste of life. The RTA individual details are included later in the Report.
We find ponies at the roadside needing to be euthanised because of badly broken legs, sheep completely flattened and cows with deep flesh wounds.
In one particularly gruesome ten-day period, nine ponies were hit and either killed outright or needed euthanising. This rightly received much publicity.
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**ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS**
At times a dead pony is left at the roadside for many hours, highly visible and ready for collection but also acting as a stark reminder to motorists of the possible consequences of driving Dartmoor’s unfenced roads without due care and attention. Also, the sight of an abandoned, written-off car will pass on a strong message.
DLPS purchased five aluminium warning signs in an attempt to slow speeding motorists where there is a high animal fatality rate in the Wotter, Lee Moor and Cadover areas.
When an accident involving an animal occurs, it is so important that the driver reports it immediately to the Livestock Protection Officer 07873 567561 or to the Police 999 so that prompt help can be organised.
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## **COWS**
The moors are visited by an everincreasing number of people and this brings with it a rise in the risk of conflict between livestock and walkers.
Cattle have grazed the commons for hundreds if not thousands of years with evidence going back to the Bronze Age. Livestock grazing is essential for biodiversity, maintaining the condition of the common land and keeping the herbage under control to provide good grazing areas and a moor that is accessible to walkers.
However, where the gorse and scrub have become excessive the cattle and walkers (possibly with dogs) find themselves forced into confined spaces, creating stress for the livestock that consider the area to be their home where they can rest undisturbed. When sensing a possible invasion of their space, cattle will stand their ground with determination to protect their young calves.
It is unusual for cattle to attack people but, if sufficiently alarmed, when they are pushed into confined spaces, have calves at foot and see people and dogs approaching, they may be unpredictable and very protective of their calves.
If people see cattle it is wise to give them a very wide berth.
Similarly, the sheep on the moor should not be disturbed but, unlike the cattle, the reason is because of their timid nature. They will run in blind panic with stress levels so high that abortion or death can result.
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## **MISCELLANEOUS**
Often we are called to animals in life-ordeath situations requiring urgent human intervention to ensure survival.
ALL THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS SURVIVED BECAUSE HELP CAME SWIFTLY TO THESE AND MANY OTHERS AFTER KARLA WAS CONTACTED
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## **GARDEN WASTE**
People living in rural areas with properties backing onto moorland may feel inclined to give cut grass and garden prunings to the animals, in the mistaken belief they are helping them at times when moorland grazing is sparse. Livestock will show interest in anything that looks remotely edible, but many garden plants are highly poisonous and can prove fatal if consumed. Yew, laurel, rhododendron, privet, delphinium and countless other plants are dangerously poisonous. Grass cuttings, when left in
piles, will heat and ferment and become indigestible, causing fatal colic in ponies.
As well as the people who think they are helping the animals, others are simply using the moor as an on-hand dumping ground; quicker than going to the Council tip. An easy but potentially deadly option.
We have no alternative but to spend valuable time clearing up the garden rubbish that others have dumped.
## **RURAL POLICING**
DLPS has a close working relationship with the rural policing team.
We met up earlier in the year at Cadover and then Roborough Down to erect signage and speak with dog owners, educating them on the importance of close control of dogs around livestock.
Not only are we dealing with dog attacks but livestock theft is becoming a greater problem too with whole flocks disappearing. Some farmers are now trialling the use of electronic boluses that are inserted orally into a sheep’s stomach to enable traceability. This is an expensive experiment in the early stages of development on Dartmoor.
The police team is very aware of the uphill struggle farmers face with the massive amount of visitors bringing dogs to the moor. A new on-line police form has been generated, specifically for the Livestock Protection Officer to crime dog attacks and ensure central police are made fully aware of the increase in the problem.
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## **PUBLICITY**
Throughout the year the Livestock Protection Officer’s work attracts a lot of attention from the media. This leads to requests for her to appear on the television, to speak on the radio and to comment on stories carried in local and national papers.
## **WILDLIFE**
The Livestock Protection Officer’s contact details are widely circulated because DLPS is well known for helping injured animals on the moor. This means that Karla is frequently called by people at a loss to know where to turn for help for wildlife in trouble.
A good example of this was an early-morning call about an otter cub found sheltering in a shop doorway in the middle of Tavistock. Karla managed to catch the cub into a cage and it was then delivered into the safe hands of the Otter Trust.
Karla is regularly contacted about deer in trouble, sometimes with a broken leg or caught in fencing. Whenever possible she attends, or otherwise refers the problem to a local deer-management group.
A call from the Tavistock Town Council Maintenance Team alerted Karla to an owlet that had fallen out of a tree in Tavistock
Cemetery. Following advice from the Owl Sanctuary, the owlet was lifted back into the tree, provided with shelter and bedding and closely monitored. We were relieved that the parent bird continued to feed it.
Karla is happy to help whenever possible. Examples are a call about a magpie in a kitchen, bats flying around a house, underweight hedgehogs, injured foxes, a buzzard unable to fly, frogs getting squashed on a road, and so it goes on.
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## **GRETA BAILEY – DIED 5[TH] MAY 2023**
Greta Bailey cared deeply about the welfare of the animals on the moor and in particular about the livestock she encountered every day as she stepped out of her front door at Woodside, Crapstone, straight onto Roborough Down.
Greta was particularly admiring of the tireless work of Dee Ivey, one of the Society’s founder members. She was always ready and willing to help Dee on the moor or, together with her son, on Dee’s own farm.
Whether riding her bike or walking her springer spaniel, Greta knew Roborough like the back of her hand. With an ever watchful eye, she recognised trouble from afar. Without delay she was on the phone to DLPS seeking help.
Greta gave much time and energy to the Society. We noticed her phone calls becoming less frequent when she no longer walked so far or as regularly on Roborough Down. Her past contribution to the Society and concern for the wellbeing of the livestock was greatly valued.
## **FUNDRAISING**
With thoughts of “lock downs” thankfully receding, the DLPS fundraising team has stepped up its efforts by participating in Country Markets, Table Top Sales and holding Quiz Nights.
Mrs Anne Clark was a member for well over 30 years. Her generous donations and hands-on support were immeasurable and we are grateful to Anne for her kindness in remembering the Society in her Will.
We have been very fortunate to receive varied and interesting items from our supporters to fill our stalls and we would like to say how grateful we are for their continuing generosity.
Sadly, in recent months, we have lost several very good friends and members of the Society who have contributed greatly both financially and in giving their time to us, over many years.
Mrs Marie Aubin regularly filled our sales tables with books, puzzles and a cornucopia of home-made preserves.
Mrs Jane Bramley rarely missed an AGM. She understood the way of life of those who live on Dartmoor, both animal and humankind.
They will all be greatly missed.
The Society has been fortunate to receive a £3,000 grant from the Animal Defence Trust. We appreciate this financial help towards funding the Livestock Protection Officer, Karla McKechnie (below).
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**DOG ATTACKS ON SHEEP 1[ST] JAN–18[TH] SEP 2023**
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DATE TIME LOG LOCATION ATTACK
02/01/23 14.28 pm Jordan Lane Plaisterdown 1 sheep attacked and treated
07/01/23 09.40 am Little Yennadon 4 sheep chased over cattle grid by black
Spaniel
40 sheep worried, 10 bitten, 3 killed by
10/01/23 15.30 pm crimed Ash Farm, South Tawton Labrador x Pointer
11/01/23 13.57 pm crimed Magpie Bridge 5 sheep chased by brown small dog
14/01/23 13.52 pm crimed Aerodrome at Pound, Yelverton 1 sheep killed by grey/brown Staffie
16/01/23 14.28 pm Haytor Rocks and across road 2 sheep chased by brown Terrier/Spaniel Leo
19/01/23 14.30 pm crimed Pew Tor Sampford Spiney 1 sheep attacked and treated by Spaniel x
21/01/23 12 noon Green Lane Haytor 1 sheep badly bitten and treated
27/01/23 09.15 am crimed Little Yennadon Flock chased for some time Re-offending
black Collie
28/01/23 11.00 am crimed Pill Tor Hemsworthy Gate 1 sheep killed by German Shepherd
28/01/23 16.00 pm Buck Tor Roborough Down 1 ram badly attacked and bitten
06/02/23 14.00 pm crimed Emsworthy Haytor Flock chased 1 attacked by young Alsation
08/02/23 Crimed Sticklepath 1 sheep attacked and died
11/02/23 10.30 am crimed Cadover Bridge 2 sheep killed by Staffie (later euthanised)
11/02/23 11.51 am crimed South Hessary fields 1 sheep attacked injuries required euthanasia
12/02/23 11.00 am Horrabridge Hill Sheep chased by Yorkshire Terrier
12/02/23 14.40 pm Cadover Bridge Sheep chased by Collie type
14/02/23 09.45 am Aerodrome Yelverton Sheep chased by tri-coloured Labradoodle/
Pointer called Mabel
17/02/23 12.56 pm crimed Grenofen On riverbank sheep badly bitten - Treated
18/02/23 10.30 am Long Ash Roborough Sheep chased by two Border Terriers
1 sheep attacked
18/02/23 12.30 pm crimed Wheal Betsy Blackdown Injuries required euthanasia
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18/02/23 15.00 pm Norsworthy Bridge Burrator 1 sheep badly bitten neck, treated
22/02/23 12.02 pm crimed Cadover 1 sheep chased by golden Chow, attacked, died
26/02/23 13.45 pm crimed Bone Hill Rocks Widecombe 1 sheep badly savaged, euthanised
01/03/23 16.31 pm crimed Four Winds B3357 1 sheep chased into water-filled ditch and attacked by Collie
1 sheep chased, attacked and semi-
02/03/23 12.19 pm West Down Tavistock in river drowned by Terrier hanging onto sheep’s
face
04/03/23 15.25 pm Blackator Copse Okehampton 1 sheep attacked, throat bitten
11/03/23 09.00 am Long Ash, Roborough Down 1 sheep attacked, throat bitten and died
18/03/23 16.10 pm Sheepstor Flock chased by dogs
19/05/23 11.15 am Okehampton Camp 1 sheep chased by dog called Sam
30/05/23 15.00 pm crimed Grenofen 1 sheep attacked and died with badly bitten throat by lurcher type dog
30/03/23 16.30 pm Burrator 1 sheep chased into water with badly bitten neck. Survived.
02/04/23` 15.39 pm crimed Bone Hill Rocks 1 sheep with badly bitten back leg. Dog owners’ details recorded.
Sheep chased by two dogs and 1 sheep
05/04/23 15.51 pm crimed Tunghill Rock picked up with badly torn face
08/04/23 17.38 pm Wistmans Wood Dogs chasing sheep and 1 sheep found in river
10/04/23 14.00 pm crimed Saddle Tor 1 lamb badly bitten and killed
18/04/23 14.45 pm Shipley Bridge Avon Dam Five dogs loose chasing sheep
Walkhampton – Horrabridge
20/04/23 footpath 1 lamb badly bitten & destroyed
22/04/23 09.30 am crimed Yardworthy Farm Mariners Way Sheep chased, 4 sheep killed, 4 sheep badly mauled, Dog owners’ details taken
24/04/23 16.20 pm Pew Tor Sheep badly bitten and died
2 x sheep ripped up and killed, Dog
25/04/23 Yardworthy Farm Mariners Way owners’ details taken for a second time
26/04/23 14.30 pm S. Brent moor near Bellabrook Retreat Sheep chased by five beagles,All heavy in lamb
28/04/23` 10.00 am Blackdown Mary Tavy Sheep chased by black labrador called Merlin. Lamb run into cattle grid
29/04/23 15.37 am Mary Tavy – Brentor cattle grid Lambs chased by two black labradors, one of them young.
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Lamb badly bitten after being chased by
02/05/23 12 noon crimed Long Ash Yelverton four dogs, three of them spaniels one of which attacked the lamb. Owners’ details
taken.
02/05/23 14.10 pm Postbridge cattle grid Two black & white collies attacked lamb
03/05/23 10.45 pm Near Postbridge cattle grid Two black & white collies attacked lamb
08/05/23 09.30 am Little Mistor Whippet attacked lamb
Ewes & lambs chased for 1 hr by spaniel
10/05/23 15.30 pm Borringdon Hall Plympton X. Eventually dog caught and taken to
Woodside Rescue.
14/05/23 11.19 am crimed Bickham Roborough Down Sheep badly mauled by German Shepherd
19/05/23 11.22 am crimed Clearbrook Sheep killed by whippet
22/05/23 13.30 pm Grimstone Horrabridge Lamb bitten
22/05/23 19.45 pm crimed Tavistock 3 lambs killed by 2 Rottweilers
27/05/23 10.00am Buckland Common Lamb killed by lurcher x
10/06/23 10.00 am Merrivale Lamb bitten Ewe killed
21/06/23 16.30 pm Batworthy Corner Sheep killed
26/06/23 13.30 pm crimed A386 near Cholwell Blackdown Sheep killed
27/06/23 14.48 pm Haytor Sheep bitten down back leg survived
28/06/23 Crimed Fernworthy 5 sheep killed, 3 sheep savaged, attacked by
same 3 dogs as on 22/04/23 & 25/04/23
01/07/23 08.25 am Roborough Ponies chased by a dog
02/07/23 18.30 pm Wrangaton Golf Couse 5 labradors chasing sheep
03/07/23 16.10 pm Pork Hill Tavistock Sheep chased by black dog
12/07/23 11.30 am Oakley Cottage Whitchurch Sheep bitten & bleeding neck
24/07/23 10.00 am Bellever Forest Ponies chased by 9 dogs walked by Home
for Hounds. Spoken to.
26/07/23 13/15 pm Haytor Sheep chased by 2 spaniels
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28/07/23 17.40 pm Buckland Beacon Lamb bitten on quarters
28/07/23 11.45 am Meldon Reservoir Sheep chased into reservoir by Jack Russell.
Sheep rescued.
29/07/23 20.15 pm Chinkwell Tor Sheep savaged
31/07/23 12 noon Elfordleigh 8 lambs attacked and killed
05/08/23 15.45 pm crimed Widecombe Hill Sheep chased by lurcher
09/08/23 12.20 pm Rippon Tor Sheep chased by 2 black collies
23/08/23 13.32 pm Grenofen Roborough Sheep bitten by German Shepherd
23/08/23 15.00 pm Roborough Down Sheep chased by 2 dogs
23/08/23 16.10 pm Roos Tor Sheep chased by Collie
24/08/23 08.40 am Clearbrook Lamb chased and badly bitten required
euthanisia
25/08/23 08.00 am crimed Ashburton 6 lambs killed
31/08/23 16.00 pm crimed S. Tawton 4 sheep killed
02/09/23 15.10 pm Devil’s Elbow Princetown Sheep chased by large brown dog wearing muzzle
02/09/23 17.54 pm Roborough Down Bickleigh Sheep killed bitten round neck
06/09/23 09.30 am East Okement Sheep chased into river by Spaniel
07/09/23 10.25 am East Okement Sheep chased into river by Labrador/
Spaniel X
07/09/23 08.30 am Lee Moor Sheep killed Dog seen in white van with
children
08/09/23 10.30 am Leg o’ Mutton Roborough Sheep bitten neck and throat
18/09/23 13.45 pm Sampford Spiney Sheep chased by two Collies
18/09/23 17.05 pm Pil Tor Sheep chased by Westie and brown Jack Russell
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**DARTMOOR 01/01/23–18/09/23 85 REPORTED DOG ATTACKS ON SHEEP**
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## **ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1[ST] JAN–18[TH] SEP 2023**
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DATE TIME LOG LOCATION ANIMAL INJURIES
05/01/23 08.30 am Axtown Roborough Sheep Treated survived
26/01/23 17.55 pm B3357 Foggintor entrance Pony Injured survived
04/02/23 07.00 am log 172 B3212 Peek Hill Pony Dead
Car written-off. Pony likely
08/02/23 21.30 pm log 253 B3357 Four Winds Pony to be badly injured but not
found despite extensive search
09/02/23 13.30 pm B3357 Merrivale Pony Dead
Dispatched broken leg
10/02/23 23.00 pm B3212 Statts Bridge Postbridge Pony
(Tesco van)
11/02/23 18.31 pm log 915 B3212 Peek Hill Pony yearling Dead
13/02/23 09.47 am B3212 Bennett’s Cross Pony Dead
14/02/23 18.17 pm Lee Moor Emery’s entrance Sheep Dead
03/03/23 09.40 am Cold East Cross Widecombe Sheep Dead
06/03/23 11.00 am Dartmeet Hill Sheep Dead
06/03/23 09.30 am Okehampton Camp Sheep Dispatched broken legs
07/03/23 17.30 pm B3212 Devil’s Elbow Pony Dispatched broken leg
25/03/23 17.11 pm Clearbrook Pony Dead
27/03/23 17.30 pm B3212 Warren House Inn Cow Dead
08/04/23 11.45 am Shaugh Prior Sheep Dead
14/04/23 11.45 am Widecombe Hill Sheep Dead
14/04/23 19.30 pm Pew Tor Pony Dead
22/04/23 21.15 pm Crapstone Roborough Lamb x 2 Survived
24/04/23 07.45 am Zoar Common Horndon Lamb Dead
24/04/23 08.20 am Wotter Lamb Dead
24/04/23 11.15 am Plaisterdown Foal Dead
29/04/23 15.15 pm Middlemoor Whitchurch Lamb Survived
01/05/23 11.45 am Long Ash Roborough Lamb Dead
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03/05/23 10.45 am Crapstone Roborough Lamb Dead
03/05/23 16.20 pm Brisworthy Bends Sheep Dead
06/05/23 12.52 pm B3212 near Postbridge Lamb Dead
07/05/23 09.00 am Whitchurch Down Foal Dispatched
08/05/23 12.06 pm Leg o’ Mutton Roborough Lamb Dead
10/05/23 17.20 pm Knightstone Roborough Lamb Dead
10/05/23 19.30 pm Lee Moor Sheep Dead
11/05/23 Cadover Sheep Dead
11/05/23 11.40 am Lee Moor Lamb Dead
12/05/23 16.10 pm B3357 Merrivale Lamb Survived
13/05/23 09.14 am B3212 Jurston turning Lamb Dead
13/05/23 16.11 pm Wotter Clay Pits Lamb Dead
14/05/23 15.00 pm Cadover lakes Lamb Survived
16/05/23 07.55 am Cadover Foal Dispatched
18/05/23 12.10 pm B3357 Four Winds Lamb Dead
20/05/23 Crapstone Roborough Sheep Survived
24/05/23 12.55 pm Fernworthy cattle grid Lamb Survived
25/05/23 14.20 pm B3357 Four Winds Lamb Dead
28/05/23 07.28 am Cadover near Bragg Lane Lamb Dead
28/05/23 09.50 am Cadover Lamb Dead
28/05/23 15.40 pm B3357 Four Winds Sheep Dead
30/05/23 20.00 pm Brisworthy Bends Lamb Dead
02/06/23 08.33 am B3212 Jurston turn Sheep Dead
02/06/23 13.54 pm B3212 near Postbridge Sheep Dead (lamb alive)
02/06/23 23.17 pm B3212 double car parks Foal Dead
02/06/23 23.45 pm Lee Moor Sheep Dead
03/06/23 09.10 am Lee Moor Plympton turn Sheep Dead
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03/06/23 16.00 pm B3212 Devil’s Elbow Cow Destroyed broken leg
04/06/23 16.30 pm Batworthy Corner Sheep Dead
07/06/23 22.35 pm B3357 Prince Hall Sheep Dead
09/06/23 15.15 pm Roborough Common Lane Sheep Dead
11/06/23 09.15 am B3357 Dunnabridge Sheep Dead
14/06/23 12.30 pm B3212 Pony Dead
16/06/23 15.14 pm Cadover Sheep x 3 Survived
19/06/23 09.15 am Cadover - Beatland Corner Foal Dispatched broken back
20/06/23 15.14 pm Clearbrook Pony Survived
21/06/23 10.00 am Okehampton Camp Sheep Dead
22/06/23 08.30 am Ridden Ridge Pony Survived
B3212 Warren House Inn – Statts
22/06/23 22.30 am Lamb Survived
Bridge
26/06/23 07.28 am Cadover near Bragg Lane Lamb Dead
26/06/23 22.46 pm Cadover Sheep Dead
27/06/23 10.25 am Ollsbrim Straight Sheep Dead
27/06/23 16.12 pm log 713 Common Lane Roborough Foal Dead
29/06/23 20.24 pm B3212 Postbridge - Two Bridges Sheep Survived
30/06/23 09.30 am Ollsbrim Straight Lamb Dead
01/07/23 16.15 pm Lee Moor Lamb Dead
03/07/23 20.15 pm B3357 Two Bridges Sheep Survived
06/07/23 23.15 pm B3357 Merrivale Sheep Dead
11/07/23 13.00 pm Wotter Lamb Dead
11/07/23 20.00 pm B3212 Leeden Bends Lamb Dead
12/07/23 13.15 pm Ollsbrim Straight Pony Survived
13/07/23 14.00 pm B3357 Four Winds Pony Dead
14/07/23 08.20 am Beatland Corner Pony Survived
15/07/23 09.13 am B3212 Leeden Bends Pony Dispatched broken leg
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16/07/23 17.10 pm Beatland Corner Lamb Dead
19/07/23 B3357 Four Winds Sheep Survived
19/07/23 15.00 pm Tavistock Golf Club Pony Survived
20/07/23 07.15 am Widecombe Hill top Sheep Dead
20/07/23 08.30 am Brisworthy Bends Sheep Dead
21/07/23 07.45 am Beatland Corner Sheep Dead
23/07/23 13.00 pm Durrants Sheep Dead
24/07/23 08.45 am Brisworthy Bends Sheep Survived
25/07/23 15.45 pm Crapstone Roborough Sheep Dead
26/07/23 06.30 am B3357 Prince Hall Sheep Dead
29/07/23 05.15 am Wotter Pony Dispatched broken leg
04/08/23 07.45 am Wotter Lamb Dead
09/08/23 10.30 am Dunnabridge Lamb Dead
09/08/23 18.00 pm Wotter Lamb Dead
10/08/23 07.00 am B3212 Warren House Inn Cow Survived injury to quarters
12/08/23 18.38 pm Tavistock Golf Course Sheep Dead
14/08/23 16.29 pm B3212 Challacombe Cross Lamb Dispatched
15/08/23 19.00 pm Cadover Sheep Dead
18/08/23 07.55 am Haytor Green Lane Lamb Dead
19/08/23 08.40 am Jurston cattle grid Sheep Survived
19/08/23 19.00 pm Widecombe Hill Sheep Dead
21/08/23 07.00 am Widecombe Village Sheep Dead
21/08/23 23.45 pm log 1046 B3357 Two Bridges Bottom Foal Dead
22/08/23 13.42 pm Lee Moor Sheep Survived
23/08/23 08.57 am B3212 Peek Hill Sheep Dispatched
24/08/23 07.30 am Roborough Down Bickham Foal Dispatched broken leg
24/08/23 10.15 am B3357 Pork Hill Sheep Dead
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24/08/23 14.25 pm B3357 Merrivale Sheep Dispatched
25/08/23 20.30 pm Dartmeet Yar Tor Pony Survived
26/08/23 23.45 B3212 Leeden Bends Cow Survived
28/08/23 10.00 am Lee Moor Sheep Dead
28/08/23 15.54 pm Ponsworth/Leusdon Sheep Dead
02/09/23 07.00 am Lee Moor Pony Dead
05/09/23 07.05 am Horrabridge Hill Sheep Dead
08/09/23 22.30 pm log 1128 Beltor Cow Survived
09/09/23 08.30 am Cadover Sheep Dead
09/09/23 20.25 pm B3212 Leedon Bends Cow Dead
11/09/23 10.24 am Cadover Durrants Sheep Dead
13/09/23 09.20 am Cadover Sheep Dead
14/09/23 07.30 am Greenwell Sheep Dead
14/09/23 11.30 am B3357 Dunnabridge Sheep Dead
14/09/23 11.45 am B3357 Merrivale Sheep Dead
15/09/23 22.50 pm B3357 Merrivale Sheep Dead
16/09/23 11.30 am Cadover Lakes Sheep Dead
17/09/23 14.10 pm Meavy Lynch Hill cattle grid Sheep Dead
18/09/23 15.15 pm Haytor Sheep Dispatched broken leg
**----- End of picture text -----**
**01/01/23–18/09/23 129 animals in RTAs. 100 dead, 29 survived ponies/foals - 22 dead, 8 survived sheep/lambs - 75 dead, 18 survived cows/calves - 3 dead, 3 survived**
## **Red: B3212 Dousland to Moreton cattle grid Blue: B3357 Pork Hill to Dartmeet**
The above record of road traffic accidents is the work of Karla McKechnie, Livestock Protection Officer, and the Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society and cannot be used or reproduced without their express permission.
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## **DARTMOOR LIVESTOCK PROTECTION SOCIETY**
REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 234747
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Thank You
_Cut free from the wire_
_Rescued from drowning at Meldon Reservoir_
THE DARTMOOR LIVESTOCK PROTECTION SOCIETY
CHARITY NO 234747
TRUSTEE'S REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
31 DECEMBER 2023
M8son Ac¢oui)tsncy Liini*d
Dartmoor Llve5tock Protectlon So£lety
Contents
Page
Trustees, Annual Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Statemeiit of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to rhe Financial Stètements
Detailed statement of Flnancial Activlties
Pwl
Dartmoor Llvesto¢k Protertlon So¢)ety
Trustees, Annual Report
The trustees present their report wlth the unaudlted flnancla1 statements of the Charlty for the year
ended 31 December 2023.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISRATIVE DETAILS
Charity No 234747
Trustees
The followlng trustees served during the year..
L Andrews
G Dale
M Hewltt
M Saunders
E Smerdon
Accountants
Mason Accountancy Llmlted
Moors Edge Barn
Woodford
Blackawton
Devon
TQ9 7AA
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITZES
The maln actlvltles undertaken remalns unchanged belng the provlsion of funds for the purpose of
helpingft In such manner the Charity thlnks fit, Ilvestock in danger or distréss on Dartmoor.
ACHLEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The Charity has continued to achieve Its maln objertlves as set out above.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Charlty's reserves are strong at the year and as shown In the Balance Sheet.
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
A large charlty must provlde a SLtmmary of the charfty's plans for the future includlng Its alm5 and
oblective5 and detalls of any plans to achleve them.
A large charity's report should explaln the trustee's perspectlve of the future dlrectlon of the charlty.
Statement of trustees, responslblllties in relation to the flnancial statements
The charlty trustee5 are responslble for preparlng a trustee's annual report and financlal Statements in
accordan with appllcable law and United Kingdom Accountlng Standards {Unlted Klngdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practlce GAAPI
Pa8e2
Dartmoor LlvestvEk Protectlon Socletv
Tru&tee$' Annual Report
The trustee5 are responsible for keeplng proper accountlng records that d15close wlth reasonable
accuracy at any tlme the flnancial positlon of the charlty and to enable them to ensure that the financlal
statements comply wlth the Charities Act 2ClI I, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responslble for safeguarding the
assets of the charlty and henee tsklng reasonable steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and
ther Irregularitie5.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees.
M Saunders
Trustee
IDatel
E Smerdon
Trustee
[Dtel
Pogy 3
Dartmoor Llvestock Protection Society
Ind•p¥nd Examiners Report
Independént ExamSnerfs Report to the trustees of The Dartmoor Llvestock Protection Society
We report to the trustees on our examlnation OF the financial statements of The Dartmoor Livestock
Protection Soclety for the year ended 31 December 2023 whlch comprlse the Statement of Financlal
Actlvltles, the Balan Sheet and related note5.
Responsiblllties and basis of report
As the charity's trustees ytsu are regponslble for the preparatlon of the financlal statements In accordance
wlth the requlremenls of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act'l. The trustees consider that an audlt Is not
requlred for thls year under the Charities Act 2011, s.144{21 (the 2011 Act) and that an Independent
examlnatlon is needed.
We report in respect of our examlnatlon Df the charity's financlal statements Caled out under sectlon
145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out our examinatlon we have followed all the applicable dlrections
glven by the Chafity Commi55i0n under sectlon 145(51(b) of the Aet.
Independent examlner's statemènt
We have completed our examlnation. We can confirm that no Mateal matters have come to our
attentlon In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon glvlng us cause to belleve that In, materlal respert:
The account records were not kept in respect of the char*ty as requlred by sectlon 130 of the Act;
or
The financial statements do not accord wlth those records. or
The financlal statement5 do not comply wlth the appllcable requirements concerning the form and
content of the flnancial statements set out in the Charitles IAccoLJnts and Reports) Regulatic>ns
2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements glve a "true and falr, vlew whlch
Is not a matter considered as part of an Independent examlnatlon.
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection wlth the examlnatlon to
whlch attèntlon should be drawn in thls report in order to enable a proper understanding of the flnancial
statements to be aChed.
Mason Accountancy Llmited
Moors Edge Barn
Woodford
Blackawton
Devon
TQ9 7AA
Page4
Dartmoor Llvestock Prote¢tlon Socleiv
statement of Flnan¢lal Actlvitle5
FOR TFIE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Note$
2023
In¢ome and tndowments from:
2022
Donations & Legac$
6.720
66,139
Investments
25,684
22,117
Other
3,000
Total Income re¢elvable
35,404
88.2S6
Expendlture on:
Charltable activities
31,442
30,932
other
11,961
10,449
Total
43,403
41,381
Net gainllosses on IVtmentS
44,125
(48,0011
Net eMp*ndlture
36,126
{1,1261
Trot¥sfer between funds
Net expendlture beft*r• other
Galns/{lo$se¥)
36,126
{1,126}
Other galns and losses
Net movement In funds
36,126
11,1261
' Reconclllation of fund$
Total funds brought forward.
581,353
582,479
Total lund carrlod forward.
617,479
581,353
P&8e5
Dartmoor Llvestock Protectlon Sodety
B•lance shtset
AS AT31 DECEMBER 2023
Note
2023
2022
ASSETS
Intanglble asset5
494,862
Investtnents
io
586,353 126.0001
586,353 468,862
CURRENT ASSfTS
35.268 115,848
Cash at bank
35.268 115,848
CREDITORS.. Amount falling due wlthln one year
li
14,1421 13,3S71
Net Current assot$
31,126 112,491
Total assets les$ current Ilabllltle8
617,479 581,3S3
Total not *M¢ts
6L7.479 581,353
The funds of thè Charlty
Restrlctèd Funds
12
12
Unrestrlcted Fund$
General funds
573,354
594,249
Reserv•s
Revaluatlon reserve
12
44,125 IL2,896)
Total fund5
617 479 $81 353
Approved by the trustees on 3L December 2023
AtKI slgned on thelr behalf by..
M Saunders
Trustee
IDatel
E Smerdon
Trustee
IDatel
P4ge 6
Dartmoor Llve$to¢k Protertlon Sons
2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements glve a "true and falr, vlew whlch
Is not a matter considered as part of an Independent examlnatlon.
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection wlth the examlnatlon to
whlch attèntlon should be drawn in thls report in order to enable a proper understanding of the flnancial
statements to be aChed.
Mason Accountancy Llmited
Moors Edge Barn
Woodford
Blackawton
Devon
TQ9 7AA
Page4
Dartmoor Llvestock Prote¢tlon Socleiv
statement of Flnan¢lal Actlvitle5
FOR TFIE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Note$
2023
In¢ome and tndowments from:
2022
Donations & Legac$
6.720
66,139
Investments
25,684
22,117
Other
3,000
Total Income re¢elvable
35,404
88.2S6
Expendlture on:
Charltable activities
31,442
30,932
other
11,961
10,449
Total
43,403
41,381
Net gainllosses on IVtmentS
44,125
(48,0011
Net eMp*ndlture
36,126
{1,1261
Trot¥sfer between funds
Net expendlture beft*r• other
Galns/{lo$se¥)
36,126
{1,126}
Other galns and losses
Net movement In funds
36,126
11,1261
' Reconclllation of fund$
Total funds brought forward.
581,353
582,479
Total lund carrlod forward.
617,479
581,353
P&8e5
Dartmoor Llvestock Protectlon Sodety
B•lance shtset
AS AT31 DECEMBER 2023
Note
2023
2022
ASSETS
Intanglble asset5
494,862
Investtnents
io
586,353 126.0001
586,353 468,862
CURRENT ASSfTS
35.268 115,848
Cash at bank
35.268 115,848
CREDITORS.. Amount falling due wlthln one year
li
14,1421 13,3S71
Net Current assot$
31,126 112,491
Total assets les$ current Ilabllltle8
617,479 581,3S3
Total not *M¢ts
6L7.479 581,353
The funds of thè Charlty
Restrlctèd Funds
12
12
Unrestrlcted Fund$
General funds
573,354
594,249
Reserv•s
Revaluatlon reserve
12
44,125 IL2,896)
Total fund5
617 479 $81 353
Approved by the trustees on 3L December 2023
AtKI slgned on thelr behalf by..
M Saunders
Trustee
IDatel
E Smerdon
Trustee
IDatel
P4ge 6
Dartmoor Llve$to¢k Protertlon So