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R.S.P.C.A. East
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R.S.P.C.A. East
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IN CASES OF CRUELTY, NEGLECT OR IN AN EMERGENCY TEL: 08705 555 999 (24 HOUR) |
Newsletter.
Pet Rat abandoned in Yeovil (Posted 1st June 2007)
THE RSPCA is appealing for information after a collapsed and dying pet rat was abandoned in Somerset.
The white male rat, which was in a very poor condition, was found by a member of public in a cage on a wall in South Street, Yeovil on the morning of Friday 25 May. The member of public took the animal to a nearby shop, who in turn alerted the RSPCA.
The RSPCA collected the animal and rushed him to a local vet, where it was
decided that he would not recover and so he was put to sleep to end his
suffering. The male rat was dying from the result of an untreated viral problem
and had probably been suffering from diarrhoea and been in a poor condition for
a number of days.
Now the RSPCA is appealing for information, in a bid to find the owner of this poor creature. RSPCA inspector Marie Griffiths, who is investigating, said: "This rat appears to have been deliberately abandoned by a heartless owner who was aware that he was in a terrible state but chose not to get him veterinary help and instead left him to suffer. "I would urge anyone with information about who he belonged to. to contact the RSPCA."
Anyone with information should contact the RSPCA cruelty and information line on 08705 555999. Calls are treated in confidence.