A ram and an ewe have been killed in dog attacks on a farm in Chippenham.

On the morning of 12 June, a valuable Texel ram was viciously attacked by what is believed to be a large dog.

The ram was found by the farmer with its throat and abdomen bitten and ripped.

An ear was also torn off and was not found at the scene.

During the afternoon of 28 June, an ewe was attacked and killed in another field near to were the rams were kept.

The frightened animal had been chased and herded the wrong side of an electric fence.

Again, the sheep had been bitten by a large dog.

A police spokesperson said: "Has you dog been roaming freely? Maybe your dog returned home with a bloody muzzle or even a sheep’s ear?

"That is the scenario facing at least one dog owner living near or walking their pet close to Rawlings Farm, Upper Cocklebury Lane, Chippenham, for there were two vicious attacks that killed a ram and an ewe in June.

"Wiltshire Police Rural Crime Team would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the attacks. Please contact PC Emily Thomas by calling 101 or emailing: rctc@wiltshire.police.uk."