WARNING - Some readers may find the second above image upsetting.
Three dead horses were found dumped in Charlton within two weeks.
Two horses were found in a car park in Springfield Grove on Saturday morning (February 4), in a parking space between two maintenance vans.
They were malnourished, neglected and unkempt, with their ribs showing.
Two weeks before another dead horse was found at the entrance of Charlton Athletic Football Ground in a similar state.
RSPCA inspector Nicholas Wheelhouse said: “We are very concerned that these horses have been discovered dead so near each other and in such similar circumstances.
“We urge anyone with any information about what happened or who may have owned them to call us, in complete confidence.
“It is very upsetting for passers-by and everyone involved when animal bodies are dumped so callously like this as if they were rubbish, but for us what is even more concerning is finding out what caused their deaths.
“Sadly situations such as this one is not uncommon and we see far too many incidents involving dead horses dumped in this way.
"The RSPCa and other welfare charities deal ongoing welfare issues involving abandoned and flygrazing horses.”
Anyone with any information which may have led to these sad deaths can contact Inspector Wheelhouse by calling 0300 123 8018.
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