A much-loved cat has had to be put to sleep after being shot in the head with an airgun in Eggborough, Selby.
Dusty was found on Green Acres by a neighbour covered in blood, unable to walk or stand.
Her owner took her straight to the vets where she was given pain relief and x-rayed. Sadly vets advised she needed to be euthanised.
Owner Kate Brown said: “I’m devastated.
“It’s impossible to understand why someone would … Continue reading…
A pigeon has been found with a crossbow arrow through their body in Scarborough.
The bird was sitting on someone’s doorstep when they were discovered on Saturday (15 September).
They were found outside an address on Cross Street, Scarborough.
RSPCA inspector Laura Barber said: “This poor pigeon was just sitting there with the crossbow arrow all the way through their little body.
“It’s shocking that someone would do something so cruel, deliberately causing so much suffering…. Continue reading…
Three Cockapoo puppies dumped in Wetherby just over a week ago are doing well in RSPCA care.
The two females, Olive (left) and Emmy (middle), and male, Gus (right), were found by a member of the public on a bridle track off Deerstone Ridge on Sunday 6 May.
Luckily, he managed to catch them and put them in his garden until an RSPCA officer could get there.
RSPCA inspector Kris Walker said: “As well as being very … Continue reading…
The RSPCA is appealing for information after three Cockapoo puppies were found in Wetherby in a ‘terrible state’.
The puppies – two females, who have been named Olive (left) and Emmy (middle), and one male, who has been named Gus (right) – were found by a member of the public on a bridle track off Deerstone Ridge on Sunday morning (6 May).
Luckily, he managed to catch them and put them in his garden until an RSPCA officer … Continue reading…
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a horse suffered severe chemical burns in what’s thought to have been a deliberate attack.
The filly – thought to be aged around eight months old – is being treated for injuries to her head, as well as lice, internal parasites and anaemia at a vet practice in North Yorkshire, after being found with the injuries in Clowne, Derbyshire.
RSPCA inspector Keith Ellis said: “The injuries sustained by this poor horse are … Continue reading…