FOUR dogs have been shot dead after killing a sheep.
Six other pooches have been rescued by cops after the pack were found roaming near a remote forest.
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The dogs, which appear to a mixture of collies and hounds were spotted this morning near Moffat, Dumfriesshire sleeping on a rural road.
Locals took to social media to share pictures in a bid to find their owners.
However four of them were shot dead after they got into a field and killed a sheep on a nearby farm.
Cops were called in and managed to rescue the remaining six dogs and they are now being cared for by them as officers establish who they belong too.
Commenting on the Moffat Community Support Facebook page Margot McMurdo wrote: “They may have been dumped,which is shocking.
“They all look like hounds/collies of some kind which are often the kind in rescue centres. I hope they keep safe.”
Claire Hargreaves posted: “Such a shame. The horrible person that dumped them put them in that position.
“If they hadn’t been there they wouldn’t have been shot!”
Other locals posted that they seen similar dogs wandering around he town late on Saturday night.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 08.40am on Sunday, 9 July, 2023, officers were made aware of a sheep being killed and another being attacked in the Moffat area after a number of dogs were found roaming unaccompanied.
“Four of the dogs were shot and destroyed as a result of this incident.
“Officers attended and safely secured six of the dogs who are being cared for by local kennels.
“Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”
