Gypsy gang deliberately drowned pony.

Ewaf · 14 Jul 2011 at 12:55

This actually made me feel sick to the stomach.

Police are hunting a gang of thugs who deliberately drowned a pony by pushing it into a lake.
Horrified onlookers spotted the group of 12 men and boys forcing the animal and its trap into the 8ft-deep water.
Officers are also investigating reports the yobs used sticks to beat the two-year-old piebald cob pony as it tried desperately to haul itself out of Hawley Lake, near Farnborough, Hampshire, on Saturday afternoon.

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Seriously, what is wrong with people these days. Utter shocking.

Tephnos · 14 Jul 2011 at 12:56

Why the hell would you even do that?

kitten_caboodle · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:00

I saw this the other day - the guy who tried to help the poor thing out ended up in hospital with head injuries :/ Slightly more balanced view from the BBC which has suggested that it may have been an accident.

"Most witness reports suggest that the horse was pushed into the water and wasn't allowed to get out of the water.

"We've also heard from at least one of the witnesses who say the horses were being exercised in the water and one got into difficulty and the people were trying to rescue it.

"It's very difficult to know at the moment, so what we want to do is find out from the people who were with the ponies what actually happened. We will need to hear their version of events.

"Either way, something very strange and extremely shocking has gone on that has allowed this pony to suffer and drown.

"We know that the people with the ponies went off with the other pony and trap in the direction of Yateley so we are just trying to hear from anybody who knows anything about it at all."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14109244

Diesel · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:01

Gypsy's are scum, what do you expect?

mufc802 · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:01

Why wont people leave animals alone ffs.

Tephnos · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:07

They couldn't have been trying to help it out because the onlooker who did got head injuries!

:mad:

Deleted member 77746 · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:10

Sick.

grudas · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:13

scorza · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:14

LC155 said:
Why the hell would you even do that?

Gypsies don't pay vets bills, it's against their culture.

Robbo · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:15

Gypsies should be wiped out entirely, they do nothing remotely useful and are just criminal gangs.

MooMoo444 · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:15

Dont know how people can live with themselves after doing stuff like this

Vonhelmet · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:15

Robbo said:
Gypsies should be wiped out entirely, they do nothing remotely useful and are just criminal gangs.

Sieg Heil!

Liampope · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:16

LC155 said:
They couldn't have been trying to help it out because the onlooker who did got head injuries!

From the horse kicking, dur! As much as I hate ***** scum, I won't be believing a word of the DM version until there are some proper facts.

Robbo · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:16

nonhelmet said:
Sieg Heil!

Jews were peaceful and not criminal gangs, so I don't get your reference

Tephnos · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:16

Liampope said:
From the horse kicking, dur! As much as I hate ***** scum, I won't be believing a word of the DM version until there are some proper facts.

I considered that, but doubt it.

scorza · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:17

Liampope said:
From the horse kicking, dur! As much as I hate ***** scum, I won't be believing a word of the DM version until there are some proper facts.

It was on BBC South news as well (after a story about an 18 year old Hampshire schoolboy sailing around the world on his gap yah).

Muzza1875 · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:18

******* disgusting.

Tefal · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:20

kitten_caboodle said:
I saw this the other day - the guy who tried to help the poor thing out ended up in hospital with head injuries :/ Slightly more balanced view from the BBC which has suggested that it may have been an accident.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14109244

sorry but accident?

why in gods name would you "exercise" a pony in a lake with a cart attached to it?

That's like sending your child to swimming lessons with your old gas boiler strapped to their back.

Monkey Puzzle · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:20

I guess that proves true the old saying "you can lead horse to water but you can't make it drink."

Sorry.

Liampope · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:20

LC155 said:
I considered that, but doubt it.

Er... even the DM article says that was the cause of the guy getting head injuries? :confused: