AN appeal for information has been made after a dog had to be put down - having been found injured and tied to a post in Royston.

Walkers came across the elderly terrier at Rabbit Ings last Tuesday afternoon. It had open wounds and had been abandoned at the site’s car park.

Ryhill’s Kath Lanteri, who came across the stricken dog on her regular walk around the venue, contacted the RSPCA and then appealed for help on Facebook.

“She was in such a bad state - I can’t get the image of her out of my mind,” the 53-year-old told the Chronicle. “Her teets were enlarged so it suggests to me that she’s recently had a litter of puppies and has been purely used for breeding.”

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