
"We've got to stop these attacks" - that's the message from a farmer whose livestock was killed by a dog last week.
Four of Paul Fletcher's sheep were killed whilst they were grazing at Glen Dhoo on Thursday.
They suffered horrific injuries - a lamb which was orphaned as a result of the attack died the following night.
The pregnant ewes and spring lambs were premium breeding stock and were grazing on Manx Wildlife Trust land as a way of helping a conservation project.
The attack came just days after a new campaign was launched to remind people to keep their dogs on a lead whilst in the countryside.
Paul says the loss of his animals will have far reaching effects: