A dog has been found beheaded and cut into pieces near a children’s playground in north London.
The animal welfare charity said the bully breed dog had been cut into several pieces, mutilated and beheaded and had been set on fire.
The RSPCA told the Standard the dog was so badly mutilated they could not confirm its breed.
Animal Rescue Officer (ARO) Lee Ricketts said: “This was a really distressing discovery. The dog’s body had been cut up into several pieces, all their limbs had been removed, their head cut off and their spine appeared to have been sawn in half.
“It is believed someone had attempted to burn the remains as parts of the dog had been burned along with the grass around it and there was a smell of burnt fuel.”
The body was found close to the Walpole Road South Gate and it is likely the dog was “carried with difficulty” or driven through the Downhills Park Road Gate on Monday night.
Mr Ricketts added: “I examined the body but at this moment there is no obvious indication of how the dog died. It was very clear that it had taken a considerable amount of time and effort to cut up and transport the body to the park.”
Last week the RSPCA were called about a large tan bull breed dog being beaten near the Lordship Lane Entrance of the park at around 4.20pm on April 17.
The charity said it was unsure at this stage if the two cases were related.
Anyone with information about the dog or the beating incident should contact the RSPCA’s appeals line on 0300 123 8018.
