HARWICH, MASS. (WHDH) - Police in Harwich are investigating after a horse was impaled by a pitchfork handle over the weekend, officials said.
Officers responding to a 911 call for an injured horse at a barn on Derby Lane on Sunday around 9 a.m. determined someone had entered the horse corral overnight and brutally attacked the animal, according to the Harwich Police Department.
“We are deeply disturbed by this heinous attack on a defenseless animal,” the department said in a news release.
Police say they are investigating the incident as a felony against an animal.
Anyone with information or who has a security camera in the area is asked to contact Harwich police detective Bob Brackett at 508-430-7541.
A GoFundMe has been created to offset the costs of the pony’s medical care.
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