ISPCA forced to put buzzard to sleep after it is shot in Westmeath

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has been forced to put down a buzzard that was found shot and badly injured in County Westmeath.

ISPCA forced to put buzzard to sleep after it is shot in Westmeath
Tue, 25 Nov, 2014 - 10:15

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has been forced to put down a buzzard that was found shot and badly injured in County Westmeath.

They are appealing for information after a member of the public found the injured buzzard in Castletown Geoghegan, and brought it to the ISPCA National Animal Centre in Longford.

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