People should be discouraged from walking through fields with ewes and lambs.
Police in the north-east have warned dog owners to keep their pets under control following an alleged incident of sheep worrying.
Officers are urging dog owners to be responsible while walking their pets, particularly around livestock.
It comes after a woman was charged after a lamb was allegedly killed by a dog in a field near Drumoak on Wednesday.
Constable Steven McKenzie, of the Kincardine and Mearns Community Policing Team said: “I would like to take this opportunity to remind dog owners that it is their responsibility to keep their pets under control and on a lead around livestock at all times.
“Please take responsibility for your dogs, and please know where they are.
“We may not think our family pets are capable of causing injury, but it is a dog’s natural instinct to chase.
“My advice to anyone walking and exercising their dogs in the countryside is to ensure that they are under control at all times, and to avoid going into fields where livestock is grazing.
“Please think ahead when you’re out for your walk, think about what might tempt your dog to run off, and if in doubt put them on a lead.”
