Cattle carcasses found on farm
Hillsborough, County Down, NI (UK)

Incident Date: Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010

Disposition: Alleged

Abuser names unreleased

Police and USPCA officers are at the scene of a another suspected case of animal neglect at a farm near Hillsborough in County Down.

It is the second suspected cruelty case in the Hillsborough area in the past few days and the fourth in Northern Ireland in less than a week.

David Wilson from the USPCA said they had uncovered "a significant number of livestock carcases" at the latest farm.

He added they were "assessing the condition of other surviving animals".

References

• BBC News - January 27, 2010

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