Appeal after dead foal found dumped in rubbish
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a dead foal was found dumped among rubbish in east London.
The skewbald colt was found over the weekend on the road between a Sainsbury’s supermarket and the Docklands Equestrian Centre, in Newham.
A post mortem is being carried out to determine the cause of his death.
RSPCA inspector Dawn Avery said: “We are appealing for anyone who knows anything about this dumped foal to come forward — we would like to know whom he belonged to.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the RSPCA in confidence on 0300 1234999.
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.