Cruelty to dogs increased in the county in 2023, shocking figures from the RSPCA have revealed.
Last year, the animal protection charity received 455 reports about cruelty to dogs in the county – compared to 420 in 2022.
The charity received 42,613 reports on cruelty to dogs in 2020, marking a 23 per cent increase in just four years.The new figures have been released by the RSPCA as part of its 'No Animal Deserves Cruelty' summer appeal.“It is heartbreaking that more dogs need our help - we need to make a stand against this and say ‘no more’,” said Chris Sherwood, Chief Executive of the RSPCA. “Dogs are supposed to be man’s best friend, yet more and more dogs are being subjected to cruelty every year.
The charity has revealed how he body of a dead lurcher dog with a broken neck was found in a field in Much Wenlock earlier this year. The dog was found down a ditch, in a field one mile between the B4368 and B4378, with blood on his legs and paws.RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer Rachel Ward and Inspector Claire Davey took the body to a vets, and an examination showed that the dog had a broken neck and a fractured vertebrae.
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