内容摘要：There had been no prior contact between the police and the victim or suspect, and it is not clear if the gun was legally owned.

There had been no prior contact between the police and the victim or suspect, and it is not clear if the gun was legally owned.

This includes resetting the UK's relationship with Europe and seeking a new veterinary agreement, whilst also providing high-quality veterinary education within the UK.The “shocking” number of animals being dumped in a “neglectful state” in the East of England during the winter months has been revealed by the RSPCA.

In the past three years, the amount of animals abandoned in England and Wales increased by 51%, according to the animal welfare charity.The new figures, released as part of its Join The Christmas Rescue campaign, show Essex had 582 cases in 2023 compared to 414 in 2021 - up 41%.There was also an increase of 44% in Bedfordshire, with incidents rising from 142 to 205. RSPCA bosses said: “Too many animals are suffering behind closed doors.”

Reports of animals being abandoned also increased elsewhere in the East of England, with Northamptonshire recording a 22% rise and Buckinghamshire 14%.Hertfordshire saw cases go up by 12%, Cambridgeshire 7% and Suffolk 15%, while Norfolk experienced a 1% rise in animal abandonments.

Across England and Wales, a total of 20,999 reports were made to the RSPCA’s emergency line in 2023, while 19,067 have already been reported this year.

One of these animals was Dogue de Bordeaux Roxy, who was found “painfully skinny” huddled under a hedge in a garden in Boxted, having been abandoned in April."At the moment, if things close here, there will be no life here, and closing it will make it much more difficult to open again in the future.

"We are a community group with enough knowledge in the industry, we could take over tomorrow if needed, we have enough skills."Mabon ap Gwynfor, MS for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, said he wanted to see all the facilities on the site remain open.

He said: "It would have a detrimental effect on the community and the local economy."People are coming together to show our opposition and to try to ensure that the centre stays open."