A farmer has started an online petition to urge the public to keep dogs on leads when near livestock to try prevent attacks.
Kelly Garratt and partner Harley Baxter, from Riddlesden in West Yorkshire, had more than eleven livestock killed by roaming dogs both this year and last.
Now Miss Garratt has called for a change in the way dogs are kept under control when near farms.
In February, dog owners were urged to remember to be vigilant with their pets when walking near cows in the countryside, following a new review into cattle attacks by the University of Liverpool.
A total of 54 cattle attacks were reported in the UK media between 1993 and 2013 and, of these, approximately one in four were fatal and two-thirds involved dogs.
"Things really need to change. This is a national problem, there are just too many attacks on livestock taking place," Garratt told Keighley News.
"The law must change and there must be tougher fines and penalties."
Dr Carri Westgarth, a dog behaviour expert at the University's Institute of Infection and Global Health, said: "We found that walking with dogs among cows, particularly with calves present, was a common factor for an attack.
"One theory for this is that the cows may feel particularly threatened by dogs, especially if they have young to protect. People then try to protect their dogs, which can lead to a tragic incident occurring."
The review of published literature, newspaper articles and web pages also highlighted that injuries from cattle are a significant and under-reported public health risk.
Dr Marie McIntyre, who co-authored the review, said: "There is currently no official system in place for reporting attacks, so it is highly likely that there have been far more incidents than we know about. Further work is needed to fully assess the public health impact of this issue."
There are approximately 300 000 farms and 9.7 million cattle in the UK. Many public rights of way cross farmland, so while walking people come into contact with livestock, particularly cattle.
Within the various guidelines reviewed, advice of how to behave around cattle and avoid injury were found to vary, in particular concerning control of dogs.
Dr Westgarth added: "The countryside is a great place to exercise dogs, but it's every owner's duty to make sure that their dog is not a danger or nuisance to farm animals, wildlife or other people. Considering our findings, the best advice, if cattle approach, would be to let your dog off the lead, as then it can escape, and the cows are also likely to remove their focus from you."
