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Privacy Policy

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Sick & Injured Animals on Dartmoor

Contact Dartmoor Livestock Protection Officer Karla McKechnie on 07873 587561.

Road Traffic Incidents Involving Animals on Dartmoor

In the event of an incident or road traffic accident involving animals on the commons, the contact is Karla McKechnie, the Dartmoor Livestock Protection Officer on 07873 587561.

Karla has a good working knowledge of the local area and will be familiar with the animals’ ownership marks.  The owner of the animal can be identified from the coloured marks, ear tags or brands on the body of the animal.

The location of the incident should be given as well as any identifying marks or tag numbers.  These details will give an indication of the ownership of the animals, which tend to graze in specific areas of the Moor.

The owner should always be informed if the animal is injured or killed and needs to be removed from the road.  The farmer is legally obliged to account for each animal that they own and, if stock is removed without their knowledge, they are unable to justify the missing animals to Defra who record each animal on a national database.