A farmer displayed a 'heartfelt' plea to dog walkers after having to put down a pregnant sheep.
The note was put up in a gate in Cheshire.
A picture of it was posted onto social media on Friday (March 11), Cheshire Live reports.
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It asks dog walkers to keep their pets on their leads after a pregnant ewe - or female sheep - had to be put down.
The message states that although dogs may not attack, they can 'scare and chase' the ewes.
The note, posted by the Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team, reads: "We have pregnant ewes in this field. We have just had the vet put down a pregnant ewe.
"Please keep your dog/s on a lead, they may not attack but can still chase and scare our ewes. Thank you."
On social media, the Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team said they were seeing 'more and more' of these messages being put up.
The post reads: "TRYING TO GET THAT MESSAGE ACROSS:
"No-one wants to oversign the countryside, but it's really sad that we not only have official signs reminding people of their responsibilities to effectively not commit a crime, but we are seeing more and more heartfelt messages being put up.
"Remember, YOUR DOG, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
"Thanks all and please feel free to share far and wide."
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