The RSPCA is appealing for information after the body of a dog was discovered mutilated, beheaded and burnt in a London park on Tuesday morning (23 April).
The awful discovery was made by a dog walker at around 9am at Lordship Recreation ground (left) in north London, near a children’s playpark.
Animal Rescue Officer (ARO) Lee Ricketts is investigating for the animal welfare charity. He said: “This was a really distressing discovery. The dog’s body had been cut up into several pieces, all their limbs had been removed, their head cut off and their spine appeared to have been sawn in half. It is believed someone had attempted to burn the remains as parts of the dog had been burned along with the grass around it and there was a smell of burnt fuel.
“The body was found close to the Walpole Road South Gate and could have been carried with difficulty through there or potentially driven through the Downhills Park Road Gate likely through the night of 22 April, or early morning of Tuesday 23rd of April.
“I examined the body but at this moment there is no obvious indication of how the dog died. It was very clear that it had taken a considerable amount of time and effort to cut up and transport the body to the park.
“Last week we were called about a beating incident of a large tan bull breed dog which happened between two benches at the Lordship Lane Entrance of the park at around 16:20 on 17 April. We are not sure at this stage if they are related. We would like to appeal for information regarding either of these incidents.”
Anyone with information about the dog or the beating incident should contact the RSPCA’s appeals line on 0300 123 8018.
The RSPCA has launched a new campaign For Every Kind, urging people to care about the lives of every animal and carry out one million acts of kindness for animals to mark its 200th anniversary. To find out your kind of kindness and turn it into action for animals visit: rspca.org.uk/everykind.
