Stray setter had 17 pellets in his head

A dog had to be put to sleep yesterday after vets discovered why he was walking around in circles — a scan revealed he had 17 pellets lodged in his head.

“This is outrageous. Somebody did this to the dog and he was left suffering as a result,” said Jemima Harrison who was preparing to find a loving home for the Llwellin setter, christened Lewis.

Lewis, who had been wandering the streets of Belturbet in Co Cavan earlier this summer, was brought into the Cavan dog pound by the dog warden.