«Breaking News» New Forest ponies and donkeys gorge on rubbish dumped in the street

This is the distressing sight of a herd of New Forest ponies eating rubbish left in the street.

There are fears the famous animals that roam the Hampshire National Park could be ingesting dangerous plastics and poisonous foods on a regular basis.

New Forest District Council does not operate a wheelie bin system and homeowners have to leave out bin bags for collection.

But the flimsy black sacks attract the wild ponies who devour the contents.

New Forest ponies have been rummaging through litter left on the side of the road

The local council does not have a wheelie bin system so the bin bags are easily accessible to the wild ponies

The troubling photographs, taken in the picturesque village of Bransgore, show the creatures feasting on the contents of the black bags.

In one image, a pony is seen nose-deep in a pile of rubbish with Carlsberg beer cans strewn across the ground.

In another four of the animals are depicted munching on nine bin bags left against a garden fence.

Villagers have accused New Forest District Council of putting the ponies at risk by not issuing wheelie bins.

Local resident Kate White said: 'It's really sad that this carries on week after week.

'I regularly come across ponies and donkeys eating rubbish at the side of the road.

'I have notified the council about it three times already and they say they will pass it on to the refuse team.

But the New Forest District Council say rubbish is the responsibility of homeowners, not the council, before it has been collected

The photographs, taken in the village of Bransgore, show rubbish strewn across the road

'But it's disappointing because the council doesn't do anything about it.

'I don't know why residents don't have wheelie bins.'

Ponies have roamed the New Forest for thousands of years, pre-dating the last ice age.

Today they are owned by commoners, landowners who have ancient rights to allow animals to graze on the forest and have free rein around the woodland.

The current population is around 5,000 and they continue to be a major attraction to tourists.

Ponies have lived in their natural habitat of the New Forest for thousands of years and are a major tourist attraction

The majestic animals have free rein in the New Forest woodland and there are an estimated 5,000 of them in the area

New Forest District Council said that keeping rubbish away from the ponies was the responsibility of homeowners, not them.

On its website, the council states: 'Your rubbish is your responsibility before it has been collected; if animals do split the bags then you are responsible for clearing it up.'

A council spokesperson added: 'We are aware that this is sometimes an issue in this area.

'We are clearing the rubbish and will be reminding residents to keep their sacks inside their gates, as they live where there are free-roaming animals, and not to put rubbish out before 6pm the evening before collection.'

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Main photo article This is the distressing sight of a herd of New Forest ponies eating rubbish left in the street.
There are fears the famous animals that roam the Hampshire National Park could be ingesting dangerous plastics and poisonous foods on a regular basis.
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