A horrifying discovery at a construction site in England prompted volunteers to embark on an animal rescue mission they weren’t sure would succeed.
A public plea prompted volunteers from the British Horse Society to make a tragic discovery.
The building site in East Durham appeared to be abandoned, with waste and rubble everywhere, and they discovered what they initially assumed was a de:ad horse laying in the mud.
She was filthy and emaciated, but upon closer inspection, they discovered the horse, Heidi, was still living.
It was one of the most terrible cases of neglect they’d ever seen, and they acted without hesitation.
“It took five people to lift her to her feet,” stated a representative from Here 4 Horses Equine Charity.
It turned out that the site’s owner had summoned someone in to remove the body of the horse, which he assumed was de:ad.
“Whether he thought she was already de:ad is irrelevant—she had been subject to the most awful suffering, ” Wendy Suddes from the nonprofit Here4Horses told Bored Panda.