Tethered horse reader reaction: “Can the horse be bought? Is it for sale?”

The horse, has been spotted on a grass verge in Longsight Road on the A59 with no owner in sight.

It appears to be fed and watered but has no shade, leaving it vulnerable to the heat.

Here is what a selection of Post readers had to say:

Katie Spearpoint: “It’s animal abuse especially in this weather.”

Ben Turner: “It’s a disgrace poor thing looks sad too.”

AJ Callaghan: “You would think it’s an animal welfare issue. RSPCA are useless.”

Christina Bennett; “Poor horse.”

Wendy Reed: “Disgusting.”

Mndy Moo: “Tied to a fence by a busy road, with no shelter in this heat. Goodness only knows why the RSPCA isn’t doing anything. It’s heartbreaking.”

Elizabeth Doherty: “Is this horse safe? It was there weeks ago when I went past. Surely this can’t be allowed?”

Kristen Day-Garner: “So the owner is allowed to let this horse stay there with no shelter with the current and impending weather?”

Donna Appleton: “If a dog was tied there for this length of time there would be uproar and it would have been moved sooner!”

Jade Louise Morris: “Why would this be okay? Makes me sad. I love horses and that's disgraceful.”

Dan Hulme: “It’s 2022. How tethering a horse or any other animal in this manner isn’t illegal I do not know. As per the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act, the horse’s full needs are clearly NOT being met!”

Amy Waddington: “Appalling that they will leave the horse like this and with no shelter in this heat.”

Louise Yardley: “It’s been there longer than three weeks, people have been concerned for a while now.”

Alison Atherton: “It’s 2022 and yet treating a horse like this is acceptable?”

D-wan Notrethorb: “So if a person was tied to that fence and fed and watered that would be classed as abuse or assault or whatever but because it's a horse it's ok?”

Sharon Atkinson: “Can the horse be bought? Is it for sale?”