2024-12-31-accounts - The Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society

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DARTMOOR LIVESTOCK PROTECTION SOCIETY

SIXTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025

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

Committee: Mrs Elaine Smerdon

Livestock Protection Officer: Karla McKechnie, 07873 587561

Registered Address: Hillbridge Farm, Peter Tavy, Tavistock PL19 9NB

Accountants:

Mason Accountancy Ltd., Moors Edge Barn, Woodford, Blackawton TQ9 7AA

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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The past twelve months have been extremely busy for Karla. As Livestock Protection Officer she sees at first hand many of the difficulties that put the animals’ lives at risk.

A massive wildfire in early May which extended over 1,230 acres of moorland was not a problem for the livestock, but inevitably invertebrates, ground-nesting birds and small mammals could not escape the flames.

But the moorland farm animals do continually face numerous hazards and lifethreatening dangers.

The vast swathes of bracken, spreading year on year across the commons, provide perfect conditions for ticks to thrive. These ticks frequently carry lyme disease, louping-ill, and the bacteria causing tick pyaemia. All are dangerous to

sheep and cattle, and humans too are at risk from lyme disease. Veterinary surgeons and farmers are reporting a rising number of redwater cases in cattle, another tick-borne disease.

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DARTMOOR

In the summer months midges amass where there is water and an abundance of vegetation. Their bite can transfer both Bluetongue and Schmallenberg viruses to livestock.

There is no doubt that dense vegetation harbours life-threatening trouble for moorland stock. The undergrazed and overgrown areas are bad news for animals and for any walkers trying to find their way through elbow-high bracken.

This is not the end of it. There are further hidden dangers lurking on the moorland grasses from the faeces of unwormed dogs. Neosporosis is one cause of spontaneous abortion in infected livestock. Sarcocystosis causes abortion in sheep and reduced growth rates, and sees infected carcasses condemned in the abattoir. Tapeworms cause reduced growth rates in sheep and condemnation at slaughter.

It is so important for dogs to be regularly wormed, particularly those exercised on Dartmoor where dogs run and animals graze over the same land putting sheep and cattle at high risk.

Later in the Report we shall highlight the increasing number of dog attacks on sheep as well as the road traffic accidents causing death and injury.

First though, an insight through photos into Karla’s work to save livestock in a variety of difficulties. Each picture tells a story of the need for a rapid response with maximum effort to save a life.

All the animals featured were saved.

DARTMOOR

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DARTMOOR

ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS (RTAs)

In last year’s Annual Report, we touched on the apparent drop in RTAs. Again, this year, there appears to be a significant drop. Numbers to mid-September are 90.

We are wondering, is it purely coincidental that, since the temporary closure of HM Prison Dartmoor in 2024, there has been a noticeable reduction in livestock fatalities on the approach roads? Dartmoor Prison, when fully functioning, was the largest employer in the locality generating a considerable amount of commuter traffic.

Sheep deaths are always the highest, with lambs in the spring most at risk and with a poor chance of surviving a collision.

In February a pony was hit, killed and left in the middle of the road. The driver sped away. The trail of oil left on the road led us to the damaged and hidden truck approximately a mile away and therefore to its owner. The police issued the driver with the penalty of a Driver Awareness Course, and the owner of the pony took him to the Small Claims’ Court and was awarded full payment for the pony. A sobering experience.

A sad incident occurred at Haytor when a dog chasing sheep ran them across a busy road and caused a ewe to be hit by a slowmoving car driven by an elderly lady. The ewe collapsed, died and aborted her twin lambs, resulting in three deaths and an extremely traumatised and distressed driver.

We are grateful that the police have spent time on speed checks and for their ‘meet the public’ days on the moor.

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REFLECTIVE COLLARS

Although reflective collars are helpful in some circumstances, over the last twelve months it has become apparent that they are not as effective as we had originally hoped. Not only are the collars difficult to fit onto necks of unhandled ponies, but after a little time in use they become dirty, folded and baggy and their reflective quality is compromised. Also, a full pony mane can virtually hide a collar. Four ponies have been killed wearing collars.

Dartmoor has a rough terrain with many granite boulders and other rubbing places used by livestock and the collars become loose and fall off from both cattle and ponies. Farmers will not fit them unless they are proving useful.

We continue to supply collars to those farmers who feel the collars have a useful role to play in safeguarding livestock at night.

SHEEP WORRYING

Dog attacks on livestock should never happen. They are completely avoidable if common sense and consideration are employed.

With 76 dog related incidents recorded by Karla this year to mid-September, it is no surprise she feels so frustrated and disappointed at the irresponsible attitude of those owners with a couldn’t-care-less mind-set.

It is essential that dogs on Dartmoor are trained to recall or otherwise kept on a lead. There are plenty of dog trainers available to help.

All users of the moor have a duty to be ‘Dartmoor Wise’ and to realise that wherever livestock are quietly grazing they should be left in peace.

Sheep have no defence against so-called ‘playful’ dogs and their only option is to run. Usually they go down hill and end up in rivers, wet areas or reservoirs. Sometimes, with nowhere else to run, they are stranded on rock faces.

SHEEP WORRYING

Karla has good working relations with local fire crews, Dartmoor Search and Rescue, Dartmoor Abseiling and others happy to assist.

A surprising number of people have no conception of the damage their dog can do to a sheep once it takes hold. Large areas of wool and flesh can easily be torn away, even by small dogs, and bites quickly become infected and fly-blown.

A gentleman phoned Karla saying his dog had caught hold of a sheep but, not to worry, the sheep was alright. Karla requested a photo of the sheep for paintmark identification. However, it was immediately evident that the back end of the sheep had been ripped open exposing its insides. The dog owner simply had not noticed. Karla immediately ensured the sheep was humanely destroyed, the police were involved and compensation was paid. The dog owner was a holidaymaker with no clue about Dartmoor or its animals.

To take one dog onto the moor is quite a responsibility, let alone taking three, and it requires particular attention to be paid both to the dogs and to the livestock. It is not a time to practice early morning meditation and leave the dogs free to chase and savage a ewe, as happened recently near the Avon Dam.

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DNA

Karla has continued to take DNA samples after dog attacks, often working under difficult circumstances on badly savaged sheep. This is a continuation of the research programme at Liverpool John Moores University led by Dr. Nick Dawnay. The first batch of DNA will be tested in the autumn. This is pioneering work. It is anticipated that in the future forensic science will play an increasingly prominent role in the rural crime scene and livestock attacks.

ON 24-HOUR CALL

Karla’s phone rings all hours of day and night. The most frustrating calls come from people ringing at, say, 11.00 pm to report a collapsed sheep or something similar they have seen 48 hours earlier. “I’ve just remembered now” they say. Not much can be done in the middle of the night, but by early morning Karla is on the case.

And then there are those who ring about an animal on a common that Karla has not heard of before. Wracking her brain while extracting snippets of information from the caller, she finally ascertains that the location is a common on Bodmin moor, or somewhere else far away from Dartmoor.

A rather bizarre call came from a woman travelling on the M62 motorway near Huddersfield. In a strong Yorkshire accent she told Karla that she was driving past Stott Hall Farm and through the window of her car she could see a ewe in a field beginning to lamb. She thought the ewe might need some help. Karla does cover a wide area - but Yorkshire?!

Nearer to home and Karla received a 6.00 am call from a wild camper who had unzipped her tent to see a black bull only a few feet away staring back at her. In a panic the camper rang to ask what she should do. “First of all, it won’t be a bull” said Karla. “Secondly, bang your saucepan lids together and make a loud noise and it will go away”. Karla heard no more from the camper. Hopefully her advice was followed and worked. Or perhaps there is a black cow somewhere on Dartmoor with a saucepan lid on one of its horns. Are we joking? It is an increasingly likely scenario considering the amount of litter left by flytippers and by campers.

LITTER

Many wild campers do follow the advice to ‘leave no trace’ but a significant and increasing proportion are abusing the moor by littering, cutting wood, scorching the ground with fires, removing stones from walls to use as seats and leaving behind highly visible piles of excrement and paper. This thoughtless behaviour puts all the livestock at risk from ingested plastic and other noxious waste abandoned where animals innocently graze. Karla has seen a spike in the number of colic cases among mares and in several foals too, with unexplained scouring that has weakened foals to the point of death.

DAMAGE TO THE MOOR

We are well aware that Dartmoor is a public place for the enjoyment of everyone, but there is a fine line between recreational use and abuse.

Scramblers are a known nuisance on the moor, not only because the loud noise disturbs the animals but also the wheels damage and erode the ground.

Mountain and electric bikers are often seen and reported as they cycle anywhere and everywhere, disregarding the fact that they are required to keep to specific tracks.

And there are organised walks, sponsored events and noisy gatherings sometimes involving hundreds of participants. Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) was informed of 25 such events in the 29 weeks April to mid October with an estimated total of 7,500 participants.

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DAMAGE TO THE MOOR

This did not include the Ten Tors with over 2,000 walkers. Factor in the many additional events not notified to DNPA, holiday-makers, day-trippers and regular visitors and this amounts to relentless livestock disturbance. Sheep are scattered and cattle are on full alert.

Gates carelessly left open allow access onto busy roads and Karla receives calls about livestock on the

highway. There have been several instances when police have picked up and held sheep in their vehicles until Karla has tracked down an owner.

WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN

Dartmoor’s weather is notoriously challenging and moorland livestock are born resilient.

Last winter brought snow from the east and rain and gales from the south-west. In early spring torrential rain with flooding was followed by a prolonged dry spell. Exceptional heatwaves heralded the arrival of summer and then autumn began in mid August.

talk every caller through getting the foal up to ensure it is in good health, and she will attend if at all worried.

Whatever the season, Karla receives countless calls from people worried about the animals being too wet, too hot, too cold and, this summer particularly, about ponies standing by dry ponds, those with sunburnt noses, with warts, flies and frequently about foals lying down about to take their last breath. Mostly, foals lying down are simply resting but Karla takes the time to

Although flies are obviously annoying and can look beastly, livestock do get a break from the aggravation throughout the night.

WILDLIFE

These pictures are just a few of the wildlife incidents that Karla has dealt with over the past year. Due to being on call 24 hours a day and known for answering her phone at all times, Karla gets called about a wide variety of wildlife ranging from birds, bats, hares and hedgehogs, deer, foxes, otters and, believe it or not, dolphins. Karla does her very best to help and sometimes the outcome is positive, but sadly sometimes not.

Karla is out and about a great deal in the course of her livestock welfare work and she sees and greatly appreciates Dartmoor’s abundant wildlife.

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OBITUARY – WENDY CLARK 1958-2025

We were saddened in September to learn of the death of Wendy Clark.

Wendy was a lovely, kind, understanding person and a loyal member of DLPS over many years. We always had a good catchup every year at our AGM at Postbridge and Wendy regularly rode through Hillbridge Farm at Peter Tavy when she was riding at Cholwell Stables.

Wendy always showed interest in the Society’s moorland welfare work and readily offered sensible suggestions with our campaigns. She will be much missed.

FINANCIAL MATTERS

The Society depends on its invested capital to generate income to continue its animal welfare work. We are grateful to ‘Team Bennett’ of Bennett Wealth Planning, Yelverton, for their expert advice and financial management.

The generous donations we receive direct from members and those via our website through Just Giving are much appreciated, as are the legacies which give a welcome boost to our funds. We draw on capital only when absolutely necessary to keep the work going.

We also thank the Animal Defence Trust for their grant.

FUND RAISING

We also take this opportunity to thank all those who help with our local fund raising activities by giving up their time, providing goods for raffles and table top sales and generally supporting the various events we arrange. We greatly appreciate all your kindnesses.

DOG ATTACKS ON SHEEP 1[ST] JAN–27[TH] SEP 2025

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DATE TIME LOG LOCATION ATTACK
04/01/25 10.36 am crimed West Down Tavistock Brown dog chasing, attacking and biting
sheep
Yelverton aerodrome
07/01/25 14.48 pm crimed Harrowbeer Liver and white Pointer chasing sheep
08/01/25 12.30 pm crimed Milton Abbot 3 x Border Collies worrying sheep in field
09/01/25 09.30 am Sourton Tors Sheep with bitten back leg
09/01/25 12.30 pm crimed Harford Retriever chased and cornered sheep. Ear bitten off. Survived. Compensation pd.
11/01/25 13.15 pm Rippon Tor Collie X attacking sheep
12/01/25 08.30 am Shaugh Prior Sheep chased into river at Shaugh Prior
10/01/25 09.30 am Brator Lydford Brown Spaniel chasing sheep
15/01/25 11.30 am Norsworthy Bridge 2 x Collies chasing sheep
16.30 – 03.00 Huskies chased, attacked and killed sheep.
15/01/25 crimed DNA Lifton 7 sheep dead 3 + injured, traumatised
taken CPW on dogs given by police
18/01/25 09.00 am Bickham Roborough Terrier chasing sheep across moor
18/01/25 14.38 pm crimed Shaugh Bridge Sheep attacked. Euthanised.
21/01/25 09.15 am crimed Western Beacon Sheep attacked on face and savaged
Sheep attacked, bitten and wool with skin
22/01/25 13.49 pm Bellever clapper bridge ripped off whole side. Treated. Survived
22/01/25 16.30 pm Corndon Down Sheep chased by 2 x hounds 1 x Beagle
24/01/25 15.25 pm crimed Eastella Road Yelverton Husky in field chasing sheep
25/01/25 11.00 am crimed From North Hessary Tor to Bull Terrier type dog chasing sheep and
Cramber Tor ponies
03/02/25 10.30 am Bickham Lodge Roborough Alsation dog chasing sheep
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05/02/25 08.30 am Shaugh Prior Sheep chased into river
09/02/25 12.45 pm crimed Meldon Sheep attacked. Survived.
10/02/25 11.00 am Yennadon Down Sheep chased by black & white Collie
20/02/25 10.30 am crimed Stanlake Newtake Sheep chased and attacked.
1 x sheep dead 1 x sheep badly bitten
23/02/25 08.00 am DNA Cox Tor Bull Terrier attacked, ripped skin and wool
taken off side. Compensation paid.
24/02/25 13.30 pm Brentor Jack Russell and French Bulldog worrying
sheep
01/03/25 08.00 am crimed Sherrill Dartmeet Sheep with lamb badly bitten
DNA taken Survived
02/03/25 16.30 pm crimed Harford Moor 4 x dogs with cyclists chasing sheep
Dog chasing sheep into road. Sheep hit by car,
03/03/25 15.20 pm Haytor died & aborted twin lambs
04/03/25 16.30 pm Cadover 3 x black Labradors chased sheep, one into river
05/03/25 08.00 am Middle Tor Chagford Sheep chased by Bulldog type
05/03/25 09.30 am River Teign near Watern Tor 2 x dogs chasing sheep
07/03/25 14.30 pm Brisworthy Plantation Sheep savaged around neck & back leg
08/03/25 10.00 am crimed Highdown Lydford Terrier chasing sheep
08/03/25 14.48 pm Long Ash Roborough Golden Labrador chasing sheep
08/03/25 17.00 pm West Pill Tor Sheep attacked, front legs bitten
Black German Shepherd dog chasing and
13/03/25 13.00 pm Grey Wethers Fernworthy
biting sheep
28/03/25 12.23 pm crimed Long Ash Roborough Black Cockapoo chasing sheep
30/03/25 09.25 am Merripit Hill Golden Retriever chasing sheep
11.00 am
04/04/25 crimed DNA Sparkwell Dog chased and killed sheep
taken
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06/04/25 07.00 am crimed Yelverton aerodrome Lamb badly bitten
07/04/25 09.30 am crimed Velake Corner Prewley Sheep attacked on face. Died.
07/04/25 19.00 pm crimed Yelverton aerodrome Staffy attacked sheep
12/04/25 14.30 pm Leg o’Mutton Yelverton Golden Labrador/Retriever attacked lamb
19/04/25 19.00 pm crimed Yelverton aerodrome Black Cockapoo grabbed lamb but OK
20/04/25 11.00 am crimed Sheepstor Dog attacked and killed sheep
28/04/25 11.00 am Shipley Bridge Black dog attacked ewe and lamb
02/05/25 11.50 am crimed Leg o’ Mutton cycle track Black Labrador attacked lamb biting around
its tail. Compensation paid.
04/05/25 13.30 pm Cox Tor White Swiss Shepherd dog attacked and
killed ewe. Compensation paid.
07/05/25 12.30 pm Cox Tor White dog chasing sheep and dispersing
them everywhere
12/05/25 09.10 am Staple Tor Collie x Kelpie chased sheep.Spoken to.
09.30 am crimed
21/05/25 DNA taken Caseytown Tavistock 5 x sheep killed. Dog euthanised.
22/05/25 18.45 pm Cadover Black dog chasing ponies and sheep
24/05/25 18.30 pm Owly Moor Gate Harford Sheep chased to exhaustion and died
28/05/25 11.18 am crimed Bleak House Plaisterdown Large black dog and Terrier chased and held
onto ewe. Survived.
28/05/25 14.00 pm crimed Lower Cator Widecombe Sheep savaged and died
10.00 am crimed
05/06/25 DNA taken Lifton Sheep savaged and euthanised
13/06/25 11.30 am crimed Meldon Staffy attacked sheep.
Compensation paid.
19/06/25 07.00 am Roborough Down Yelverton Black Labrador and Dalmation chasing sheep.
Spoken to.
20/06/25 11.30 am Meldon Staffy with dog walker killed sheep.
Compensation paid
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30/06/25 14.30 pm Foggintor Lamb with front legs bitten
Sheep chased and savaged around neck and
06/07/25 14.20 pm crimed Newbridge Hill ear
17/07/25 15.30 pm Yelverton aerodrome Black dog chasing sheep
21/07/25 11.00 am Cox Tor Collie running sheep
23/07/25 24.00 pm Meldon/Prewley Lamb savaged around throat
25/07/25 10.30 am crimed Merrivale Lamb badly savaged and dispatched
28/07/25 12.15 pm crimed Poundsgate Dog chasing and attacking sheep
Dog chased sheep onto rocks in river.
06/08/25 12.30 pm Cadover Bridge
Dog owner spoken to but didn’t care.
Dog chasing and attacking sheep. Same dog
09/08/25 19.15 pm crimed Poundsgate as on 28 [th] . Police dog control issued
11/08/25 20.00 pm Colleybrook Peter Tavy Sheep in river with bites on back legs
19/08/25 10.00 am Okehampton Camp Dog chasing sheep. Woman owner driving red car
24/08/25 08.00 am crimed Shipley Bridge Woman meditating while dogs x 3 chased
and killed sheep
27/08/25 14.00 pm crimed Horrabridge Three sheep attacked
04/09/25 18.30 pm crimed Whitchurch Down Sheep bitten around neck
07/09/25 12 noon Fernworthy Reservoir Sheep savaged and died
09/09/25 15.00 pm Riddon Ridge Sheep savaged and dispatched
19/09/25 09.15 am Yelverton Aerodrome Young red labrador chasing sheep 15 min
Large mongrel-type dog chasing sheep while
27/09/25 13.30 pm East Hill Farm Okehampton
owners picked magic mushrooms
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DARTMOOR 01/01/25–27/09/25 76 incidents of dogs chasing/attacking/killing sheep

ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1[ST] JAN–28[TH] SEP 2025

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DATE TIME LOG LOCATION ANIMAL INJURIES
06/01/25 17.30 pm Fernworthy Sheep Dead
15/01/25 07.15 am log 140 B3212 Devil’s Elbow Pony Dead
29/01/25 15.00 pm logged Wotter Sheep Dead
02/02/25 18.30 pm B3212 Leeden Bends Pony Survived
02/03/25 19.15 pm B3212 Princetown end Pony Dead
Ewe &
03/03/25 15.20 pm B3387 Haytor twin lambs Dead
aborted
15/03/25 07.00 am B3357 Two Bridges Bottom Sheep Dead
30/03/25 17.00 pm Bragg Lane Cadover Sheep Dead motorbike
08/04/25 06.55 am Poundsgate Foal Dead
11/04/25 19.00 pm Long Ash Roborough Lamb Dead
17/04/25 10.20 am Lynch Common Sheep Dead
18/04/25 06.45 am Log 117 B3387 Haytor Green Lane Pony Dead
22/04/25 18.00 pm Sortridge Lamb Dead
06/05/25 13.30 pm Lee Moor Sheep Survived
08/05/25 18.00 pm Godsworthy Road Cox Tor Sheep Dead
12/05/25 15.00 pm Vennford Reservoir Lamb Dead
13/05/25 09.30 am Beatland Corner Plymcrete Lamb Dead
lorry
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16/05/25 17.30 pm B3387 Widecombe Hill Lamb Dead
17/05/25 17.30 pm Bone Hill Widecombe Lamb Dead
20/05/25 07.30 am B3357 Cox Tor – Merrivale Lamb Dead
20/05/25 11.30 am B3357 Four Winds Lamb Dead
21/05/25 08.30 am B3212 Merripit Hill Sheep Dead
21/05/25 12.00 pm Ollsbrim Straight Lamb Dead
25/05/25 15.00 pm B3212 Cherrybrook Hotel Lamb Dead
25/05/25 20.56 pm Golf Links Road Roborough Lamb Dead
26/05/25 14.00 pm Brisworthy/Cadover Lamb Survived lame
26/05/25 15.02 pm B3357 Beccamoor Coombe Sheep Dead
30/05/25 09.00 am B3212 Spaders Sheep Dead
30/05/25 14.00 pm Poundsgate Lamb Dead
30/05/25 10.30 am B3212 Leeden Bends Foal Survived
31/05/25 10.36 am B3387 Saddle Tor car park Lamb Dead
31/05/25 13.45 pm Wotter Sheep Dead
01/06/25 10.46 am Bel Tor Lamb Dead compensation pd
01/06/25 15.00 pm B3212 Peek Hill Sheep Dead
06/06/25 16.26 pm B3387 Saddle Tor car park Lamb Dead
06/06/25 23.57 pm Cadover Counting House Foal Dead
07/06/25 08.00 am Lynch Common Lamb Dead
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08/06/25 18.30 pm B3212 Moreton Cattle Grid Lamb Survived
11/06/25 15.40 pm logged B3212 Leeden Straights Lamb Dead compensation pd
B3212 Leeden Straights
11/06/25 16.45 pm The RTA one hour earlier is a Lamb Dead compensation pd
sad coincidence
15/06/25 12.10 pm B3357 Cox Tor – Merrivale Lamb Survived
15/06/25 16.10 pm Brisworthy Bends Lamb Dead
17/06/25 06.05 am Lynch Common Lamb Dead
18/06/25 11.30 am B3357 Merrivale Quarry Sheep Dead
Entrance
19/06/25 12 noon B3212 Merripit Hill Lamb Dead
20/06/25 17.50 pm B3212 Warren House Inn Sheep Dead
21/06/25 05.10 am Tavistock Golf Course Foal Dispatched boken leg
21/06/25 07.15 am Hound Tor car park Lamb Dead
22/06/25 19.30 pm Cadover Bridge Foal Survived
25/06/25 09.30 am B3387 Haytor towards Bovey Sheep Dead
29/06/25 10.30 am Whitchurch Down Tavistock Foal Survived lame
03/07/25 17.39 pm Beetland Corner – Cadover Lamb Dead
05/07/25 14.39 pm B3387 Haytor Sheep Survived
08/07/25 13.30 pm Roborough Bickham Lodge Sheep Dead
10/07/25 07.00 am B3357 Four Winds Sheep Dead
13/07/25 07.30 am Roborough Long Ash Sheep Dead
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14/07/25 09.30 am Challacombe Straight Sheep Dead
14/07/25 17.26 pm B3387 Haytor Sheep Dispatched broken back
16/07/25 07.00 am Cadover/Braggs Lane Sheep Dead
17/07/25 06.45 am B3212 Statts Bridge Sheep Dead
18/07/25 18.45 pm Lee Moor Sheep Dead
19/07/25 08.30 am Venford Reservoir car park Sheep Dead
26/07/25 08.00 am B3357 Beccamoor Coombe Sheep Dead
26/07/25 17.30 pm Wotter Sheep Dead
30/07/25 07.30 am B3357 Two Bridges motor Lamb Survived
bike
B3387 Haytor white truck with
03/08/25 14.00 pm Sheep Dispatched
silver cage
05/08/25 10.45 am B3212 Leeden Straight Sheep Dead compensation paid
07/08/25 14.30 0m Trendlebere – Yarner Sheep Dispatched broken leg
13/08/25 07.30 am B3212 Statts Bridge Sheep Dead
17/08/25 13.00 pm Combestone Tor – Venford Sheep Dead
19/08/25 19.00 pm B3357 Dunnabridge Lamb Dead
20/08/21 16.30 pm Cadover/Dunstone Farm Lamb Dead
21/08/25 17.00 pm B3357 Dunnabridge Sheep Dead
24/08/25 13.00 pm B3387 Widecombe Hill Sheep Dead
25/08/25 20.00 pm B3212 Devil’s Elbow Sheep Dead
Whitchurch Down Tavistock
31/08/25 07.30 am Golf Course Sheep Dispatched broken leg
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01/09/25 20.30 pm Headland Warren road Sheep Survived
02/09/25 19.30 pm Wotter Sheep Dead
03/09/25 12.00 pm Lee Moor Sheep Dead
05/09/25 18.30 pm Pew Tor Cottage Whitchurch Sheep Dead
05/09/25 20.15 pm B3212 Peek Hill Sheep Dead
09/09/25 15.00 pm B3357 Two Bridges Bottom Sheep Dead
10/09/25 07.30 am Lee Moor Sheep Dead
11/09/25 22.30 pm Black Hill Trendlebere Cow Survived lame
12/09/25 22.42 logged Bovey Tracey/Manaton road Cow Survived
13/09/25 07.30 am Wotter/Lee Moor Sheep Dead
19/09/25 07.30 am Lynch Hill Sheep Dead
21/09/25 18.00 pm Hound Tor Cow Survived
27/09/25 20.00 pm logged B3212 Postbridge Cow Survived
28/09/25 22.00 pm logged Beatland Corner Cow Survived
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01/01/25–28/09/25 90 animals in RTAs. 74 dead, 16 survived ponies/foals - 6 dead, 4 survived sheep/lambs - 68 dead, 7 survived cows/calves - 0 dead, 5 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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DARTMOOR LIVESTOCK PROTECTION SOCIETY

REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 234747

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Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society Registered Charity No: 234747

PONIES/ SHEEP/ CATTLE ON DARTMOOR Sick or injured animals, road traffic accidents, sheep worrying, foaling/ lambing/ calving

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THE DARTMOOR LIVESTOCK PROTECTION SOCIETY CHARITY NO 234747 TRUSTEE'S REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS 31 DECEMBER 2024 MAsoll Acc71aDY Limited

Di)rtMOI Llvestock Protettlon Sotlot.y Contents Trijstees, Anniial Report IndependeiiÈ Examine¢s Report statement of Financial Activities Balance SheeL Notes to the Fliijt ncial Stal'ements Detailed StatemeTrt of Financlal Activitles

Dartnloor LTvestock Protectlon Soclety Trusteos. Anilual Report The trustees present thelr report wlth the unaudited fiiianclal statement5 Of the Charily foi- the year ended 31 December 2024. REFERENCE AND ADMINXSRATLVE DETAILS Charity No 234747 Tvustees The followlng trustees served during the year: L Andrews G Dale N Hewitt M Saunders E Smerdon Accountsnts Mason Accountancy Limited tv7aors Edge BArn Woodford Blackawto Devon TQ9 7AA OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The main activities undertake.n remains unchanged belng the provislon of funds for the purpose of helpingt in such mcinner the Charity thinks flt, livestock In danger or distress on Dartmoor. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The Charity has continued to achievp its maln objectlves as set out above. FINANCIAL REVIEW The Charlty's reserves al'e strong at the year ancl as shown in the Balance Sheet. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS A large charity must provide a summary of thE charbty's pldns for the future Including its aims and (>bjectives and details of ai)y plan5 to achleve them. A large charily's report should explain the trustee's perspective of the future direction of the chèrity. statement of trustÉes' responslbilities in relation to the linanclal statements The charity IriEstees are respon5ihle for prepai"Ing a trustee'5 an¥iual report and linanc.lal statement5 iri accordance with applicable lawv and United Klngdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice GAAPI

D#riiiioor Livestock Prtrtection Sv¢.lety Tvusteo¥' Annual Report The trijsfees artt respoNsible foi- ke.eplrig pi-ope.r ac'.countii)g records that di5rlose with reasonable accuracy at any timp the flnancial posiLlon of the chai'ity and to eiiable therri to ensure that the f"Inancial statement's comply with the Chai'it.ies Act 2011, l.he appllcable Ch%irltie5 (Accourkts and Repoi'ts.) Requlations, and Lhe provisions of the Trust deed. The -frustee5 are dlso responsilile for safpguarding L'he assets of" the charlty and hence taklng reasonable sleps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irreoiilaritie5. Signe,d on behalf of the charity's trustees. M Saunders Ti"u5tee IDaiel F. Smerdon Trustee IL)alpl P4¥c 3

artmotrr Livestoek Protoctlon Soclety Indopend Exominftrs Report Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society We report to the trustees on our examination of the finaiicial statements of Tlie Dartmoor Livestock Protectlon Society for t'he year ended 31 December 2024 which comprlse the Stal'ement of Financial Activltles, the Balance Sheet and related notes. Responsibilities and basis of report As tlie charity's trustees you are responslble for tlie preparation of the financlal statements in accordÉince wlth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"), The trustees conslder that an audit is not required for this year under the Charltles Act 2011, s. 144(2) {the 2011 Act) and that an Independent examiiiation is needed. We report in respect of our exarriination of. the charity's financlal statements carrled out uncler section 145 of the 2UII Act and in carrylng out our exèmlnatlon we have followed all the applicable dlrections given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement We have COpIeted our examlnation. We can conflrm that no materlal matters have come to our attentlon in connection wlth the examination glvlng u5 cause to believe thaL' in, any materlal respecl: The account records were not kept in respect of the charlty as regtjired by sectlon 130 of the Act,. or The ftnanc131 statements do not accord with those records,. or The financial st6tements (lo not comply wlth tlie applic6ble requlrernents concernlng the form and content of the financial statements set out in the Charitles (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 20L18 ot'her than any requirement that the financial statement5 glve a -true and fair" view whlch Is not a matter consldered as part of an independent examination. Wo. have no concerns and have come across no other matters Sn connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn In Lhls report in order to enable a pmper undei'standing or the financial statements to be reached. Mason Accountancy Limlted Moors Edge Barn Woodford Blackawton Devon TQ9 7AA

Dartmoor Llvestork Protectlon Soclety statement of Flnanclal Actlvlties FOR TtrIE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 20241 Nrtes 2Q24 2023 Income and endowments from: Donatlons & Legacles 52,103 6,720 Investments 28,619 25,684 other 4,000 3,OOQ Total Intome iecelvabl 84,722 35,404 Expendlture on: Charitable actlvltle5 34,752 31,442 Other 20,785 11,961 Total 55,537 43,403 Net galnllosses on Investments 29,973 44,125 Net expendlture 25,564 36,126 Trnnsfer between funds N¢t expendlture before other Galnsl(losses) 59,158 36,126 other galns attd 10s5es Net movement In fund5 59,158 36,126 fteconclllallon tsf funds Total funds brought foNard. 617,479 581,353 Total fund caffl¢d forward. 676,637 61Y,479 Page S

Dartmoor Livestock Protectlon So¢letv 8al)Dce sheet AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 Note 2024 2023 ASSETS Intanglble asséts Investments io 637,528 586,353 fj37.528 586,353 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 39,109 35,268 CREDITORS.. Amount falllng due wlthln one ye)r 39,109 35,268 Net current assets 14,1421 Total agset$ lass current Ilabllltles 39,109 31,126 676,637 617,479 Total n•t assets 676,637 617h79 The funds of tho Charlty Re&trlcted Funds 12 12 Unrestrlcted Fun¢Es General fijnds 617,479 573,354 Reserv05 Revaluatlon reserve 12 59,158 44,125 Totat funds 676 637 617 479 Approved by the trustees on 31 Deceniber 2024 ANd 51gned on thelr behalf by: M Saunders Trustee [Datel Zv E Smerdon Trustee IDatel 2f

Dbti'moor Llvesto¢k Pvthtection Soclel'y Notes to Ac.ciJiint5 For the year ehd&d 31 December 2024 l. AccOtIng Poll¢l&s Basis of preparation The flnanclal sl'atements have been preparod In accordance wlth Staternent of Recommended Pric Ctlce.. Accounting and Reporting by CharlLies preparlnu their èccounts In aCCDrdaiice wilh Ihe Financial Reporting Standard applic¢ible Iii the Ul< and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102} issued on 16 July 2014 and the Finaiicial R@porLing Standard appliable in tliÈ UnlLler Kingdom and Republic of IrelJnd IFRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. Change in b•s15 of account or to previous a¢countS. There l)as been no change to the a(unting policies (valuation rules and method of accountlng) slnce last year and no clianges have been made to aEcounts lor prevlous years. Fund accouvts.ng Uiirestrict¢d funds These ore avallable for use at thè dSscretlon or the trustees In fijrtherance of the oeneral objects of the char5ty. The5tt are unrestricted ftjnds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. Designated funds RevaluatlDii funds These are ynresf.ricted funds which includp a revaluation leerVE repre5enLing the restatemeiit of investEnent asJ*ef.s at thelr mèrlcet values. Restricled fuTrds These are available for use subject to restrictlons imposed by the donoi- or through term5 of an appeal. Income Recognltion of incoffle Income Ss included In the Statement of Financlal Activities {SoFA) when thc chai-SLy becomes entstled to, and vlftually ceitain to recelve, the income aiid t17e amount of Income can l)e measured witli sufficient Income with i-elated expenditure Donatlon5 and legacies Whei-e Income has related expenditure the income. and related expendlture Is reported ymss in the JVOFA. Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is Incliided iii the SOFA wlien receivdble and only when the LharlLy lias unconditional entitlement. Lo the income. Tax reclaims on donations and gblts Donat'ed services and facilitles Income from tax reclalms is included in the SOFA at the sanie time as the glrt'/donatloii to whlch it relat'es. The.se are only iiicluded in income {wlth ali equivalent. ainounl in exppnditurel where the beneflt to the Charity is i-easonably qiAantifiable, measiJrable, and mèterial. The value of. any voluiiteer help recpived is not Iiicluded in the accounts. Th15 Is Included in the accounts whpri receivable, Thi5 Includes any gain or loss resultiny frorn revalijing inveslments to market value at the end of the year. Volunteer help Investment income Gainslllossos) on revaluatlon ol fixed r ssets Gain51(losses) o Investment aS5els Thi5 includes any gain or loss un the sale ol invesLryieiits. PuLie 7

Dartmoor Livestock Protection Socioty Notes tts the Ac¢ount5 For the year onded 31 DÈ¢einber 2024 Expenditure Recognition of expenditure Expendlture 15 rociTrgnised on an acci"ual's basls. Expendltiire includes any VAT whlch cannot be Fully recovered arnd is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. Expenditure on ralslng funds These comprlse the costs associateLI with altractlng voluntary Income. fundraising, trading costs and investment management costs. These coniprlse tlie costs incurred by the Charity In the delivery of its activlties and servlces in the furtherance of its objects, including Lhe making of grants and goveriiance costs. All grant expenditure is accounted for on an ar.tual paid basis plus an accrual for grants that have been approved by the L'rustees at the end of the yeai- bul nol year paid. These Include thoso costs associated wlth meeting the constitutlonal aiid statutory requlrements of the Charltyi Including any audltlindependent examinatlon fees, costs liiiked to the strategic management of the Charity, together with a shal-e of other administration costs. These ère support costs riot allocated to a parEicular activity. Expenditure on charitable activities Grants payable Govemance costs Otl)er expenditure Taxatlon The Charlty Is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. Fraehold investment property Investment properties are measured Inltially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are noL depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financlal Activities a5 they arise. stocks Stock Is Included at the lower of cost or net reallsable value. Donatecl Items of stock are recognlsed at faSr value whlch Is the amount the charlty would have been wlling to pay for the Ite1$ the open market. Trade and other debtors Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade dlscDunt offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade di5coLsnts etc. Cash and ca$h equivalents Cash and cash equivèlents coinprise cash ot bank and on hand, demaiid deposlts with banks and other short-term hiohly liquld Investments with origlnal maturities uf three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement vf flnancial y051tion, banlc overdrafts are shown wltliln borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, can and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the Charlty'5 cash management. Trade and other creditors Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other crediLor5 alld provlsion5 are rCOgniSed where the charily has a presenl obligation resultlng from a past evenl. Ihat wlll probably result In the transfer of funLrfs to è thlrd party and the amount due to settle the obllgatlon can be measured or estlmated rellav. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at Ihelr setllemert amount after allowing for any trade dis¢ounts etc. ForeSyn currencies Monetary assets and Ilèbilities denominated in CLirrenci@s other than the funrtional currency of the Charlty are trarislale(l at the rates of exchange prevaS1ing at the end Df the reporLing period. Tran5acLions in currencles other than the functlonal cui-roncy of the Charlly are. recorded at L'he raLp of exchbnge on the daLe that the transacL'ion occyri@.d. All exchange difference are taken into èLcount In arrbving at net incomelexpenditure. Poge 8

Dartmoor Llve5tock Protection Soclety Notes to the Accounts For the year end4d 31 December 2024 Recelpt of donated goods, facilities, and servlces All donated goods, facilitles and service5 recelved are recoynlsed wlthln Incomlng resource5 and expendlture at an estimate of the value to the Charity. 2. Statement of Flnanclal Activities - prlor year 2023 Xncome and endowmentB fyom: Donatlons & Legacles 9,720 Investments other 25,684 Total Income r¢celvablo 35,404 Expendlture on: Charitable actlvllle5 31,442 Other 11,961 Tot41 43.403 Net losses on Investments 17,9991 Net exp•ndltur* 36,126 Transfer between fut)ds Nèt èxpendlture before other Galnsl{losse$) (1,126) other galns and losses Net movement in funds 36,126 Reconclllatlon of funds Total funds brought forward. 581,353 Total furtd carrled fornfard. 617,479 3 Income from donatlons and legacles Total 2024 Totsl 2023 Donations 12,929 3,559 Legacles 38,49CI 2.000 Sundry - fund ra151ng 684 52,103 6,719 P#É¢ 9

Dartmoor LIvoStock Protectlon Socletv Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2024 4. Income from Investment$ Total 2024 Total 2023 NSIB Jnterest 619 684 Raymond James Investment Incorne 28,000 25,000 28,619 25,684 S. Other Income Total 2024 Total 2023 Grant from Ar¢imal Defen Twst IADTI 4,000 3,000 4,000 3,0(10 6. Expendlture on charltable actlvltles Expenditure on charltable attlvltles Total 2024 Total 2023 Ponles, Sheep & Cattle 4,624 3,446 Llvestock Protecuon Off4cer Grant 22,250 21,000 Llvestock Protectlon Officer expenses 7,878 6,996 Sundry 34,752 31,442 7, Other Expendlture Total 2024 Total 2023 General adminlstrative costs 20,191 11,361 Legal & Professlonal costs 594 600 20,785 11,961 8. Staff Costs No employees. Pagelo

Dartihoor Livv.stock protecl.lon Society Notes to tlie Account5 For the yer ended 31 December 2024 9. Intanglble flxed assets Inv¢5tmonts Total Cost At l Januory 2024 A£l(litions 586,3_¥3 586.353 Falr value adjustments At 31 December 2024 Sl,17.5 637,528 586.353 Net ljook values At 31 December 2024 637,528 586,353 AL. 31 De[ber 2023 586,353 586,353 10. XDve$tments Other Investm@rits -VnlisteLI Total Cost or i*valuation At l Janijai'y 2024 126,0001 At 31 Decembpr 2024 (26.000) Net book values AL 31 December 2024 {26,0001 At 31 Decerrbber 2023 {26,000) 11. Cveditors Amour)ts falllng (Sue withln one year 2024 2023 Accruèls and deferred income 4,142 4.142

Darti0¢¥W Livesl'ock Protectlon So¢lety IVote& to the Accounts For the yoar ended 31 Detember 2024 12. Movement Sn fuiids Asatl Januarv Incomlng resources (includlng other 93ins/1055es Resources expeiided. sat31 Decemljer 2024 2024 Re5trictad fund5: UnrÈstrlrted funds: General funds: 617,479 84,722 155,537) 646,664 Mevaluatlon Reservès: Revaluatlon fund Total revaluation reserves 2g,973 29,973 Total Funds 617 479 114 695 676,637 Purposes and restrictions In relation to fLinds'. Rèvaluallon roseryes.. ReprÈsent the amount by whlch Investments exceed thelr h5storltal c05L'. 13. Analysis of net assets between fufids Total 2024 Total 2023 Fixed Assets 617,479 586,353 Investments Net Cui'rent Assets 59,158 31. 126 676,637 617,479 14. Reconeiliatlon of net debt At I lanuai'y 2024 Cash flows At 31 Oecomber 2024 Cash and casli eqLilvBlents 35,268 3,841 39,109 Nel debt 35,268 39.109

Darti)ioor Llve5tock Protertio Sotletv Detkilled 5tatramenl' of Finan¢ial Adlvitlos For tlie year ended 3.1 December 21J24 2024 2023 Iiicome and endowments from, Donatl¢ins & Legacies Donations 16,929 3B,490 3,559 Legacles Sundry - fund raising Other 2,000 684 1,160 3.fJOO Totèl Intomo receiuahlo 56,103 9,179 Investments NSIB Interest 619 684 Raymond lames Inveskmeiit 28,000 25,000 28,619 25,684 Expendlturo on: Ponies, Sheep & Cattlè 4,624 3,446 Llvestock Protectlon Offl£er 22,250 21,000 Livestock Pratectlon Offlcer expenses 7,878 6,996 Sundi'y Total exp&ndlture on Charitable a¢tl¥ltles 34,752 31,442 General administrative coists, Includlng Depi'ecialion an(1 amortlsatlon Treasurer's Honorarium 2,750 2,000 Rayinond james Inve.stment management fees 5,5Jf4 5,554 Other Charitable actSvlties 9,781 1,048 Adverllslng 998 stationery & PrlnLlng 463 914 Suttdry Expenses 779 8i17 Net exponditure 20.191 11,361 Legal and professional c05t5 594 60 Accoiintancy & bookl<¢epliiq 20,785 11,96X Total *xpeftdlture of other costs

Dartinoor livestock Protectlon Socletv DetaileEI Stateient of F•nHiicial Acl.1v1te$ For the year ended 31 December 2024 21)24 2023 Total QKP8nditure 55,537 43,403 Net Galns/losses on Investments 29,973 44,125 Net expenditure 59,158 36, 126 Net expenditure before other Galnsl(10sse51 othe galns atEd losses Net movement In funds 59,J58 36,126 Reconclllxtlon of funds Total funds brought rorward. 617,479 581,353 Total fund carrled foNiard. 676,637 617,479

THE DARTMOOR LIVESTOCK PROTECTION SOCIETY CHARITY NO 234747 TRUSTEE'S REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS 31 DECEMBER 2024 MAsoll Acc71aDY Limited