Dead horse found dumped in a ditch

The body of a decomposed dead horse has been found dumped in a ditch ‘like rubbish’.

‘Disgusted’

The black filly was found by police in a ditch in Brookmans Park, Hatfield in Hertfordshire. She had no microchip or other identification and was starting to decompose.

RSPCA inspector Stephanie Law said she was “disgusted” that yet another horse has been dumped “like rubbish” in a ditch.

“I was called about a similar incident involving a dumped dead horse in Hatfield about a month ago,” she said. “Who knows what happened to this poor animal before she died and it is callous and unacceptable for horses to be treated like this.”

Stuggling to copy

According to inspector Law the RSPCA and other horse welfare charities are struggling to cope with the numbers of abandoned, neglected and abused horses in the UK.

Anyone with any information about the horse should contact the RSPCA on 0300 123 8018.