RSPCA records nearly 300 reports of animal cruelty in Sussex
Nearly 300 reports of intentional cruelty against animals were filed in Sussex last year.
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Nearly 300 reports of intentional cruelty against animals were filed in Sussex last year.
The number has rocketed in the past three weeks, with 99 confirmed cases being investigated and another 118 reported incidents, making a total of 217 in the last year.
Up until last week there had been 54 incidents - predominantly across Kent and south-east London - being investigated. This has now soared to 84, spreading across the UK.
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