The RSPCA has issued a warning after three 'abandoned' pet rabbits were found dead on a footpath in north Manchester.
The charity said it was 'shocked and saddened' by the discovery, which was made on Blackley Vale Fields. The animals were believed to have been part of a group of eight pet rabbits that had been abandoned, only one of which has been found alive.
Two women were reportedly seen pushing a shopping trolley in the area shortly before the rabbits were seen at around 2.45pm last Saturday (February 4). It is not known if the two incidents are connected.