It is understood that the animal was left in a pool of its own blood after it was stabbed during a heated argument between two men on Lenihan Avenue in Prospect, near Limerick city.
The ownership of the horse was being fought over when one of the young men pulled out a knife and accidentally stabbed the animal while attempting to attack the other man.
The horse suffered a serious punctured wound to its stomach before trying to flee.
According to witnesses, the men proceeded to chase the animal down and stabbed it multiple times.
“They left it to die were it fell,” a LSPCA member said.
“In my 40 years helping animals, I’ve never seen anything like it – of all the cases I’ve dealt with, this one cut straight through me.”
“They didn’t know where its heart was, so they kept stabbing it over and over again.”
“After they were done, they just left it to die by the roadside.”
The LSPCA told Independent.ie that the attack took place less than 10 minutes from Limerick City shortly after 12:30 pm.
Unable to move the animal, volunteers watched over it for four hours before it finally passed away.
One of the charity’s volunteers, who did not wish to be named, said: “I just don’t understand how people could do something like this.”
“This is the straw that breaks the camel's back – they brutalized this poor animal, and for what? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.”
A Garda spokesperson said they were “aware of the incident” and were reviewing CCTV in the area.
"No arrests have been made to date and enquiries are ongoing," he added.
Anyone with information about the attack has been asked to contact the Roxboro Gardai station on 061214340.
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(Irish Independent - Apr 24, 2015)
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