Man admits being owner of dog that worried sheep
A MAN accused of being the owner of a dog that worried sheep has admitted four offences.
Paul Richard Sheldon was charged with being the owner of the dog when it worried the livestock at sites in Millom.
The dog was said to have worried sheep at Dunningwell and Low House farms and a small holding off the A5093 between December 13 and 14.
The 43-year-old defendant, of Salthouse Road in Millom, has now pleaded guilty to four charges under the Protection of Livestock Act.
He appeared before South Cumbria Magistrates' Court.
The case was adjourned until another hearing at the court on July 13
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