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Dog owners have actually been prompted to keep their family pets on the lead when walking in Inverness Campus after 2 just recently hatched swans were trampled to death.
The Inverness Courier looked out to the sad deaths of 2 of the 8 cygnets by Inverness female Karen Joyce who with her child frequently gos to and feeds the swans at the school pond where the very same set of parent birds have actually been hatching broods for numerous years now.
This year’s brood hatched just 3 weeks earlier.
Karen, who is retired, said: “We got to the school pond on Sunday to discover one cygnet dead and one bleeding severely from the back. It was so sad seeing it so trampled and shivering.
“We telephoned the SSPCA who came and took the hurt cygnet to the veterinarian where they might not do anything for him and he was put down. The veterinarian said it was a dog attack.
“Dogs ought to be kept the lead at the school. Most dogs are with considerate owners and do this.”
She included that there were reports of a male with a dog off the lead prior to Sunday’s event occurred, however believed this was just rumor.
She included that a security card at the school was extremely handy and even questioned if a fence or indication for dog owners might set up.
Inverness Campus is owned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and a spokesperson said: “We received a report on Sunday from the school security group of a dog attack on cygnets, leaving one dead and a 2nd seriously hurt. The SSPCA were called and participated in.
“This extremely sad event highlights the outright requirement, particularly at this time of year, of keeping dogs under control on the school and we attract any dog owners to do so in future.”
