A FURIOUS animal lover said an old railing should have been removed after she discovered a blood-stained animal impaled on it.
Worcester City Council has now removed the railing and said it did not belong to them.
Janette Hardie said she was walking when she, with others, discovered an animal impaled on a railing in Cherry Orchard, Diglis.
New railings have been placed along the path but the old ones had not been removed despite having sharp, pointed metal posts.
In a gruesome picture she took it appears the animal had been leaping before landing on the railing and one of the spikes went through its body.
WARNING: Graphic images
She said the animal, believed to be a Muntjac, was freed but it went off in pain before it could be treated.
After a search, the animal could not be found which, she said, is typical of an animal that goes off to find a place to die.
"It was horrendous," she said.
"He had been impaled on the railing.
"A new railing was put up for a new path there, and this old railing was left.
"It used to be maintained and cut back but the growth had been allowed to grow, so in places you couldn't properly see the railing.
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"It should have been removed straight away - everyone (who saw it) was really upset."
The animal had been caught on its hind leg and may have tried to leap or scramble over the railing when it became caught.
Worcester City Council was contacted after the incident on Wednesday (June 21 )and the railing has now been removed by their staff.
A spokesperson for the authority said: “It is not clear to whom this section of railing belongs but as it is old and no longer serves any purpose, we have taken the precaution of removing it to prevent any similar incidents from occurring."
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