I read with horror this morning about the plight of a horse in Bitton, near Bristol, who was forced to suffer and die slowly because police insisted that only a vet could put it down.
A girl was riding the animal in Golden Valley Lane when the pair were hit by a car.
The rider was thrown clear, but the horse suffered horrific injuries after hitting and rolling over the car.
Police arrived on the scene, along with a local licensed firearms owner, within a few minutes.
With at least one badly broken leg, suspected internal bleeding and going into shock, those on the scene had to hold the horse on the floor, but police officers would not allow the gunsman to put the animal down.
They insisted that only a vet or slaughterman could do the job and almost an hour went by, when the horse finally died in agony.
Insensitive, inhumane and frankly pathetic.
There have been several incidents of speeding cars hitting horses in Bristol recently, leading to calls for lower speed limits and harsher penalties.
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