SWEP received a report early this morning of an injured foal on the old railway line footpath at Princetown. SWEP attended the foal which was lame on one of its hind legs. The area where the foal lives in very familar to us and it is sad to see a healthy foal that we have been watching with delight now suffering from an injury. It is possible that the injury was sustained from a road traffic collision. The foal belongs to one of the responsible pony keepers on the moor, who came out to collect the foal to remove it from the moor.
Update 10th June: This foal has been returned to the moor - its leg is a little stiff but the foal is moving OK and is back out with its herd
Vehicle drivers who hit livestock out on the open moorland are legally required to report the incident, but unfortunately many animals are victims of a "hit and run". Whilst an animal may intially run off after being hit, left without any treatment or humane destruction, they often suffer a painful death from internal injuries.
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