South-west England animal beatings on the rise, report shows
According to the charity, a report of animal abuse is made in England and Wales every 15 minutes to the RSPCA. Princess, a pocket bully, was beaten and her ears were most likely clipped with scissors.
'Distressing' figures
She was brought into RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter, in Devon, by inspectors and is in need of a new home. Speaking about the national picture, Mr Briggs, added: "These are really distressing and stark figures. "One report of an animal being beaten every half an hour is a horrible thought, but sadly this is the reality in summer when our cruelty line receives a beating report every 30 minutes. The charity added that on average, it handled 374 reports of cruelty against animals every single day or one call every two minutes the line was open.
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