Monday 15 August 2011

Dartmoor Hill Pony Foal Dead After RTC

Our Welfare Officer discovered this dead pony alongside the main Tavistock to Princetown road.  It is a young colt.

This pony appears to be victim of a road traffic accident.  Drivers are required by law to report any accident where they hit a pony to the police, but sadly this rarely happens, and left unreported the pony can died of its internal injuries.  Our Officer reported this case to the Commoners' who should remove the carcass.

Update 17/08/11 - Despite having informed the Commoners about this dead pony on Monday, the carcass is still lying next to the main road as of 7pm this evening.

Update 19/08/11 - After informing the Commoners again about this yesterday, the pony is still lying beside the road as of 8pm this evening.  Our Welfare Officer has left a message for one of the area's Quartermen, again informing them that the pony is still alongside the road and has been there for 6 days.  We rang the National Park to inform them that this pony is lying beside on of the main tourist routes but they said there was nothing they could do about it.

Update 23/08/11 - The dead pony is still lying beside the main road, despite our efforts to get the owner to remove it.

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