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From the Dover Express and East Kent News. 24 March 1939.
SHEEP WORRYING AT NONNINGTON
Henry Pendergast steward at the "Rattling Club," Aylesham, was
summoned for being the owner of a dangerous dog not under proper
control, at Nonington, on February 22nd.
Defendant pleaded not guilty.
Charles Leonard Beer, Church Street Farm, Nonington, said that he
was employed by Mr. Balsdon and at 7.15 a.m. on February 22nd, he was
attending to his duties at Chapman's Hill, Nonington, when he saw two
dogs worry sheep that were with lamb. He chased them away but one, an
Alsatian, would not go and he was forced to shoot it. Two sheep died as
a result of being worried by the dogs. On the following day he went with
P.C. Braid to the Rattling Club where he identified defendant's Labrador
retriever as the other dog concerned.
P.C. Braid, Aylesham, said that when interviewing defendant said, I
think you are mistaken. That dog never worries sheep and to the best of
my knowledge was in the house at 7.15 a.m. yesterday."
Defendant said that the dog never went out of the house before 8
o'clock. There were farms on either side, but the dog never attempted to
worry sheep. He had offered to pay the farmer £3 towards the damages and
had already paid £1.
Stanley Howard, secretary of Rattling Club, said that he had always
found the dog to be quiet.
Another witness, Mr. Goodard, said that he had occasionally taken he
dog for a walk around the country, and it had never shown signs of
attacking dogs or other animals.
An order was made for the dog to be kept under proper control and
defendant was ordered to pay the remaining £2 damages and 19s 6d. costs.
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