A SOUTH Lakes farmer was left in shock after his sheep were hounded into quicksand by a dog and died while unable to move.
Sixteen animals – as well as the lambs they were carrying – belonging to Wyke Farm were found to have perished at Humphrey Head, near Grange, on Monday morning.
Peter Wilson said his sheep had died in a ‘horrendous’ manner – either from exposure or drowning when the tide came in.
“You know you can’t move because you’re stuck,” he said.
“You’re just waiting to die, aren’t you.
“You couldn’t think of anything worse really.”
Mr Wilson was first notified of the situation on the marshes at Humphrey Head by a friend.
He went to inspect and found 22 of his animals huddled together in quicksand, 15 of them dead. Another one, also dead, was found further away.
He felt ‘almost certain’ a dog had been responsible for the sheep becoming trapped.
“It’s obvious that they have been rounded up into a heap,” he said.
“If they’d just been walking along, they’d be in a line.
“From time to time, a sheep will wander to have a drink,…
