In the current issue of The Kerryman journalist Tadhg Evans reports on the damage that dogs are doing to sheep.
One farmer in west Kerry said that that four or five ewes have broken legs every time he collects his sheep.
A farmer who has sheep on Mount Brandon saw two walkers let their Labrador loose on the mountain.
"They drove about 10 of my ewes to the edge of a cliff. Six of them jumped off. Nobody came around after to apologise or pay the damages - but it's not about that: it's seeing what's happening," John Joe MacGearailt said.
West Kerry sheep farmers are threatening to lock their gates until the matter is dealt with.
They have contacted their politicians and TD Michael Healy-Rae has pledged to raise the matter in the Dáil
Every year approximately 4,000 sheep are killed. by dogs in Ireland.
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