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Dead dog found in suitcase wrapped with England duvet cover in ditch

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An underweight female dog with ‘serious facial injuries’ has been found dead in a suitcase in West Lancashire.

The body of the light brindle/ginger coloured female dog, who was microchipped and called Luna, was discovered by a member of the public in an unzipped suitcase in a ditch on an area of land near Birch Green Road and Forest Drive in Skelmersdale. Wrapped in an England duvet cover, she was found along with food bowls and a bed mat on May 4.

The finder contacted West Lancashire Borough Council and an environmental enforcement officer attended the scene, returning with a colleague the following morning to lift and remove her body. The RSPCA and the police were both contacted about the distressing incident and an officer from the animal welfare charity collected Luna from the local authority and took her to be examined by a vet.

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Described as underweight, the RSPCA said she had a number of serious facial injuries, although it’s not known how these could have been caused and whether she was alive or dead prior to being placed inside the suitcase. Enquiries have subsequently revealed that Luna, who is two years old, was microchipped to an address in the local area.

Her previous owners have told the RSPCA that they rehomed her to someone else about four to five weeks ago, although they were unable to give further details.



Luna was discovered by a member of the public in an unzipped suitcase in a ditch on an area of land near Birch Green Road and Forest Drive
Luna was discovered by a member of the public in an unzipped suitcase in a ditch on an area of land near Birch Green Road and Forest Drive

Inspector Deborah Beats, who is investigating for the RSPCA, said: “This is a hugely upsetting incident and we’re extremely concerned about the condition of Luna, the nasty injuries on her face and how she came to be abandoned in a suitcase and thrown callously into a ditch. We’d like to thank the member of the public who found and reported her body, as well as the local authority and the police for their help and assistance.

“Possible CCTV in the area is being checked and we’d appeal to anyone locally who saw anything or has first-hand information about Luna or recognises the suitcase or duvet cover she was wrapped in, to get in touch with the RSPCA as soon as possible.”

Anyone with information should contact the RSPCA’s appeals line – in confidence – on 0300 123 8018, using reference 1070508.

The RSPCA said ‘cruel abandonments’ of pets like Luna continue to rise. Last month alone saw 1,508 reports to the charity’s emergency line about an animal being abandoned.

That compares with 1,370 incidents for the same month last year, a rise of 9.6 per cent.

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