Horror as walker finds gruesome decapitated pet in Yorkshire field

A walker was left horrified when strolling through a Yorkshire field after stumbling across a gruesome find, the decapitated body of a pet terrier . Now officers are hunting the cruel monster after saying the pet had been deliberately had its head brutally removed before being dumped in a ditch.

The said the decomposing remains were found last Saturday 10th May in a bag by a member of the public in a rural area near Broomfleet, East at the junction of Common Road and Wallingfen Lane. The brown coloured dog had been wrapped in a black plastic bag and left in shallow water.

The RSPCA said: "His head appeared to have been cleanly cut off and skin around the shoulder area was also missing, possibly in an attempt to remove the microchip.

"After an initial call had been made to the police, the RSPCA was contacted because of the suspicious circumstances.

"The body, which was partially covered in maggots and bloated from having sat in water, had been removed from the ditch with a bucket by the finder and was collected by RSPCA Inspector Natalie Hill."

Believed to be a terrier or a Staffordshire bull terrier type dog, he is described as medium in size with a long tail and a small white patch of fur on his chest. It has not been possible to establish a cause of death.

Inspector Hill said: "It must have been so upsetting to find a dog's body in these distressing circumstances and we're very grateful to the member of the public for reporting the incident.

"We think the head had been deliberately removed because of the clean nature of the cut and the fact the body was inside a bag meant it would have been less likely to have been predated by other wildlife.

"The missing skin around the shoulder area could indicate that an attempt had also been made by someone to deliberately remove the microchip.

"There were no obvious signs of other injuries but we're extremely concerned about how and why this poor dog was found like this and we'd appeal to anyone who has first-hand information about this incident to get in touch."

Anyone with information which could help the RSPCA's investigation is urged to contact the charity's appeals line on quoting incident number 01516137.