The Dartmoor Hill Pony Association (DHPA), an animal conservation group in England, says a group of ponies should be killed for food to preserve the population and to improve animal welfare.

Four other species — including a fly that feeds exclusively off the ­Dartmoor pony — depend on the animal for their survival. In fact, the whole look of ­Dartmoor — with its closely-grazed ...

Hundreds of healthy ponies are being needlessly slaughtered and sold to zoos as animal feed because ... Charlotte Faulkner, of the Dartmoor Hill Pony Association, confirmed a 'welfare disposal ...

The annual Dartmoor pony drift sale takes place with buyers ... Ms Stacey says anyone can turn up and buy an animal without having to show they can care for it properly. She said that one solution ...

Jenny Thornton, an animal welfare officer on Dartmoor, thought the position of ... Thornton believes the pony was killed on Monday night, during the “supermoon” – when a full moon comes ...

This, say animal welfare groups, will also mean that many Dartmoor Hill pony owners will no longer be able to continue grazing on common land - and the slaughter of the creatures could well follow.

"So, even if you've hit an animal, and you think it may be OK ... people need to be more vigilant," he said. Dartmoor pony keeper Verity Nicholls said it was "heart-breaking" when animals had ...

many local people expressed their feelings on this recent Dartmoor pony death. One person suggested ‘staying within the speed limit and using appropriate speed when you see an animal’ adding ...

He advised anyone involved in a collision with an animal on Dartmoor to report it to police so officers could check whether the animal would need treatment. Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and ...