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The pony’s body was found next to drag marks on the Brinklow to Newbold canal. Picture courtesy of the RSPCA.
SHOCKED dog-walkers discovered the body of a pony in a canal.
There was also evidence it may have been cruelly dragged in and deliberately drowned, the RSPCA has said.
The pony’s body was still warm when it was found in the Brinklow to Newbold canal next to a layby on Cathiron Lane.
And an RSPCA inspector found clumps of mane and tail hair in the lay-by, and drag marks leading to the towpath.
Inspector Louise Labram said: “At the moment I am treating this as suspicious.
“It is not known if the pony was dead or alive when it was put in the water but the soil is really disturbed in places, which could mean the pony had been alive and had been struggling.
“It is awful that a pony has just been dumped in this way and distressing for anyone who sees the body.”
The find at around 7am on Saturday, December 7 when a dark coloured Range Rover was seen in the area and sped off when spotted, according to the RSPCA.
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Disturbed soil and clumps of hair suggest a struggle. Picture courtesy of the RSPCA.
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