An emaciated pony found tied to the gate of the Animal Welfare Society of South Africa died despite urgent care, prompting an investigation into suspected gross neglect and abandonment. An emaciated pony found tied to the front gate of the Animal Welfare Society of South Africa (AWS SA) has died, despite urgent intervention by staff and a private veterinarian. The pony was discovered on Saturday, 27 December, cruelly tethered with a short length of rope and left in an advanced state of neglect.
According to AWS SA, the animal was so weak that the rope was the only thing preventing him from collapsing where he stood. One of the organisation’s nurses, Michelle Hennings, who has experience working with equines, immediately stepped in to provide emergency care. A private equine veterinarian was also called in, and together they attempted to stabilise the pony and ease his suffering.
Despite these efforts, the pony succumbed to his condition and died earlier this week. AWS SA spokesperson Allan Perrins described the animal’s condition as shocking. “This pony was skeletal – his ribs and scarred hip bones were protruding, and his right eye socket had been ground down due to him thrashing around on the ground in pain.
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There is no doubt that he had been subjected to the worst forms of neglect imaginable. How and why anyone could be so cruel defies logic,” Perrins said.
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