AR-News: (UK) Three Arrested over 'Barbaric' Injuries to Dog

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http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2927092 

NEWS.scotsman.com

Fri 14 May 2004

By Gemma Collins, PA News 


Three men have been questioned by police after a mutilated greyhound was 
found dumped alive on a mountainside.

The black and white dog was found “extremely distressed” with a hole in its 
head and both ears missing, the RSPCA said.

The charity branded the incident “barbaric” and said the animal may have 
been a racing dog, which would have had tattooed ears to identify it.

A spokeswoman said the three men attended a police station voluntarily.

The dog was found by a member of the public who was walking their own pet on 
a mountainside between Fochriw and Bargoed (both corr) in the Rhymney (corr) 
Valley, south Wales, on May 2. It was taken to a vet by a dog warden and put 
down.

A post mortem examination revealed that the dog had severe brain damage, and 
a metal shard was found in its cheek.

The RSPCA and Greyhound Rescue Wales last week launched a joint appeal for 
information about the incident.

A file of evidence is set to be submitted to RSPCA headquarters, the charity’
s spokeswoman said.



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