- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/rspca-appeal-after-50-dead-8526949
The dead moles were attached to a fence on Denbigh Moor
The RSPCA is appealing for information after 50 dead moles were strung up on a fence “like trophies”.
Sally Lyons, who made the macabre discovery on Denbigh Moors, said: “It’s gross. I’m not sure what the reasoning is, if there is any reason. I’m not sure what harm they do. To hang them up like trophies was disgusting.”
“There were half a dozen last year, but this is something else.
Ms Lyons found the grim display near Llansannan on the road which passes Aled Isaf, and says there were half a dozen dead moles in the same spot last year.
She said: “I don’t know if they’d been poisoned or perhaps trapped. It was on the edge of farmland on Denbigh Moor.
“I regularly take my 92-year-old mum for a drive up that way. I take her over the moors as she likes the view.”
Moles generally eat insects and worms and naturally aerate soil, but can damage root systems of plants and are often thought of as pests.
Stephen James, president of NFU Cymru, said: "It is important that farmers control mole numbers on farmland.
"Moles contaminate the soil they push to the surface, which then gets into grassland silage fed to cattle and sheep during winter months and can ultimately lead to livestock deaths."
The RSPCA are appealing for information about the animals, and have said they will investigate if they believe an offence has been committed.
A statement from the organisation said: “Anyone with information can call the RSPCA in confidence on 0300 1234 999.
“Our inspectorate exists to investigate and tackle cruelty, and the RSPCA will become involved if there appear to be any offences committed.”
For more information, visit the RSPCA website.
The dead moles were attached to a fence on Denbigh Moor
The RSPCA is appealing for information after 50 dead moles were strung up on a fence “like trophies”.
Sally Lyons, who made the macabre discovery on Denbigh Moors, said: “It’s gross. I’m not sure what the reasoning is, if there is any reason. I’m not sure what harm they do. To hang them up like trophies was disgusting.”
“There were half a dozen last year, but this is something else.
Ms Lyons found the grim display near Llansannan on the road which passes Aled Isaf, and says there were half a dozen dead moles in the same spot last year.
She said: “I don’t know if they’d been poisoned or perhaps trapped. It was on the edge of farmland on Denbigh Moor.
“I regularly take my 92-year-old mum for a drive up that way. I take her over the moors as she likes the view.”
Moles generally eat insects and worms and naturally aerate soil, but can damage root systems of plants and are often thought of as pests.
Stephen James, president of NFU Cymru, said: "It is important that farmers control mole numbers on farmland.
"Moles contaminate the soil they push to the surface, which then gets into grassland silage fed to cattle and sheep during winter months and can ultimately lead to livestock deaths."
The RSPCA are appealing for information about the animals, and have said they will investigate if they believe an offence has been committed.
A statement from the organisation said: “Anyone with information can call the RSPCA in confidence on 0300 1234 999.
“Our inspectorate exists to investigate and tackle cruelty, and the RSPCA will become involved if there appear to be any offences committed.”
For more information, visit the RSPCA website.
