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Wild dogs have been causing havoc throughout the district in recent times. A a pack of 12 were killing sheep and menacing people in Belford late last year.
But for Bulga district resident Greg Crowe it would appear domestic dogs are the culprits in a killing spree on his property during the past three years.
After a series of vicious attacks that resulted in the death of three lambs Mr Crowe trapped one offending dog last Wednesday night.
He called in Singleton Council rangers to remove the animal and in the process they found the dog was not micro-chipped.
“I am so fed up with these dogs coming from surrounding properties and killing my sheep,” a distraught Mr Crowe said.
“The sheep are really family pets they basically keep the grass down and are completely defenceless in the face of these attacks.”
Mr Crowe’s property is on Wambo Road and he is one of the few remaining residents left on that road as the majority of properties have been bought by mining giant Rio Tinto.
More and more properties in Bulga are being bought by the company due to the expansion of their Warkowrth open cut mine.
Anecdotal reports say another four properties in Bulga have been sold to the company recently.
“I have complained to representatives of Rio Tinto saying the dogs killing my sheep are coming from their land but to date the company has done nothing,” Mr Crowe said.
“I am now surrounded on three sides by mine land and the company should take responsibility for whats happening on land they rent.
“At the moment I feel like they want to make our life a misery and drive us out of the district.”