The front page story of the Western Morning News on the 3rd December 2010, reveals that "More than 700 unwanted Dartmoor ponies have been shot on farms this year, with their carcasses being sent to zoos to feed the animals...Knackerman Andrew Goatman told the Western Morning News that 700 ponies, ranging from foals to four year olds have been shot this year."
For the full story, click on the following link: http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/news/Shock-700-ponies-culled/article-2966369-detail/article.html
