The RSPCA is interesting for info after a feminine pocket bully with cropped ears – which is an unlawful process in England and Wales – has been discovered lifeless within the Manchester Ship Canal.
The canine’s physique was retrieved from the water at Colgate Lane in Salford on Tuesday afternoon, January 30 by RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer Jess Pierce after she had been sighted by a number of members of the general public.
According to the animal welfare charity, the feminine pocket bully was ‘severely bloated’ and is believed to have been within the canal for at the least two days.
The brown-coloured canine had cropped ears which is a painful process which may trigger long-term hurt and wasn’t microchipped or carrying a collar.
She was taken by Jess to be examined on the RSPCA’s Greater Manchester Animal Hospital the place an x-ray revealed no apparent accidents, and the vet mentioned it wasn’t doable to find out whether or not she was alive or lifeless when she entered the water.
She additionally had enlarged teats and had given delivery sooner or later prior to now.
Jess mentioned: “It was a really distressing sight for members of the public to come across and such a sad and wholly unacceptable end for a dog who has raised puppies and presumably been someone’s pet.
“The flow of the canal here is quite fast so we don’t know if she went into the water at this location or if she’s been taken along by the current.
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“It’s possible she may have fallen in, and being a thick-set dog has been unable to get back out again, but we aren’t aware of any reports in this area of a missing pocket bully which matches her description.
“We think another scenario is that her welfare has been compromised – particularly given she had cropped ears – which is an illegal process here – and she’s been deliberately abandoned and thrown in the water.
“We’re appealing to anyone who has first-hand knowledge about this incident to get in touch with us.”
People with info can contact the RSPCA’s inspectorate enchantment line, in confidence, on 0300 123 8018 quoting incident quantity 1215881.
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