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WALKERS LEFT IN SHOCK AS THEY FIND DROWNED HORSE

written by Stephen Maguire March 31, 2012
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Walkers in Letterkenny were left horrified when they came across a dead horse in a river in the middle of the town today.

The horse was discovered in a tributary of the River Swilly close to Letterkenny Town Council offices.

Animal welfare officers have been made aware of the find.

The animal was face down in the water but did not appear to have been there long.

It is still not known how the horse died.

A woman who came across the horse told Donegaldaily she was left “sickened” by the discovery.

“It’s bad enough to see a dead bird or a dead cat on a road but to see a horse face-down in a river in the middle of the own was awful.

“I don’t know what happened to it but I wasn’t well after seeing it. It appeared to have some kind of cover on it so it was being looked after by somebody,” she said.

 

WALKERS LEFT IN SHOCK AS THEY FIND DROWNED HORSE was last modified: April 1st, 2012 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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