Animal Cruelty Claims examined at Hillsborough Farm

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Police and animal welfare officers have begun an investigation into allegations

of animal cruelty at a farm in County Down.

 

The USPCA were called to the farm on Edentrillick Road outside Hillsborough by a

member of the public on Friday.

 

It is understood one animal had to be destroyed.

 

USPCA spokesman Stephen Philpott said his charity was recommending a prosecution

for animal cruelty.

 

He added: " We will refer some of our findings to other agencies and we would

expect the farm to be visited by them to put it into the shape it should be in. "