Wednesday, January 22, 2020

'Grieving' ponies keep all-night roadside vigil after herd member killed by motorist





You couldn't slow down? Or swerve to avoid the pony?
America does not have a monopoly on idiots.


'Grieving' ponies keep all-night roadside vigil after herd member killed by motorist

Mother and half-sister of animal 'definitely showing signs of distress'

A herd of ā€œgrievingā€ ponies appeared to keep an all-night roadside vigil after one of their family members was killed by a motorist.
Sarah Simmons shared an image of the scene on social media in a bid to urge drivers to slow down in the New Forest, where ponies are allowed to roam freely. 
ā€œBroke my heart this morning seeing another pony killed on the Forest Road. Even more that her friends were looking on,ā€ Ms Simmons wrote
The animal’s owner, Cathy Stride, told The Independent they were unable to move it until the following day due to a lack of light, after it was died shortly after 5pm on 8 January.
She said the rest of the tight-knit herd, which included its mother and half-sister, were waiting there all night, ā€œdefinitely showing signs of distressā€.
Ms Simmons shared the image of the dead pony, which was called Hazelhill Scrap, on Facebook the following morning.

LINK


No comments:

Post a Comment