Second Horse Found Dead in Alfriston, UK

18 month old Rascal was the first horse found dead

A horse has been found dead in East Sussex, close to where another horse was found stabbed to death in a field last month.

The latest discovery was in a field in Winton Street, Alfriston, on Wednesday.
Police investigating the death said there were no visible injuries and it was being treated as unexplained pending the results of tests.

The first horse, known as Rascal, had been deliberately injured in Kings Ride, Alfriston. Rascal was found dead on 24 October. The injuries to the 18 month old Blue Roan Blagdon Cob were mostly internal and are thought to have been inflicted by a sharp object.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) put up a £1,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible.

"Animal abusers are cowards," said Peta spokesperson Suzanne Barnard. "They take their issues out on the most defenceless beings available to them."

Sussex Police said at this stage the deaths of the two horses are not being linked.