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A viscountess has been left horrified after her beloved pet duck was strangled to demise by a feminine canine walker.
Quackers, a white runner duck who was over 10 years previous, was attacked by a terrier canine on the grounds of Mapperton Home in Dorset.
Julie Montagu, 50, owned Quackers together with two different pet geese. The birds are a well-liked vacationer attraction on the nation property.
A gardener who witnessed the incident reported seeing the canine drop the duck earlier than its proprietor picked it up by its neck.
She was then seen to strangle Quackers earlier than throwing her lifeless physique into lengthy grass.
Woman Montagu, whose husband Luke is the eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich, stated: ‘That is a completely stunning and appalling incident. ‘We’ve got had Quackers for 10 years and he was one of the vital well-liked animals on the property’
Quackers (pictured left), a white runner duck who was over 10 years previous, was attacked by a terrier canine on the grounds of Mapperton Home in Dorset
The lady, who had ignored indicators to maintain her canine on a lead, then left the property with out informing any member of employees of the incident.
Woman Montagu, whose husband Luke is the eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich, stated: ‘That is a completely stunning and appalling incident.
‘We’ve got had Quackers for 10 years and he was one of the vital well-liked animals on the property.
‘The duck was chased down by a small brown and white terrier kind canine and the proprietor noticed this occur and the duck was flapping and he or she took the duck in her palms and strangled the duck and threw her within the lengthy grass.
‘It took us over an hour to seek out her because the canine proprietor ran off, she acquired in her automotive and left.’
She is now interesting for the canine walker to return ahead to supply her an apology and an evidence.
The viscountess stated: ‘We’re deeply upset, all the group right here is upset. Runner geese are a part of Mapperton.
‘We’ve got two different comparable runner geese who’ve been lacking their buddy. They had been our three musketeers and the opposite two have been operating round searching for him.
‘The truth that she took issues into her personal palms, actually, to do one thing so inhumane is appalling.
‘We need to attraction to her so we are able to converse together with her and get an evidence and an apology.
‘A whole lot of our employees have been affected by the incident and a few have been diminished to tears.’
Mapperton Home has 1,900 acres of grounds which has cattle, chickens and geese amongst its animals. It has lately been conducting a rewilding challenge.
There are indicators across the property reminding the 15,000 annual guests to maintain their canines on leads.
The spot the place Quackers was attacked. Woman Montagu is now interesting for the canine walker to return ahead to supply her an apology and an evidence
Quackers has since been buried within the backyard.
Woman Montagu stated she was not going to contain the police or the RSPCA as she simply needed an apology.
Mapperton Home is a Jacobean mansion and is open it to the general public between March 31 and September 30.
It has been the setting for quite a few movies, together with the 2021 remake of Rebecca, starring Lily James, and the 1995 movie Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow.
It’s house to gardens, a café, a wild play space and a self-guided safari.
It was voted the 2020 Historic Homes ‘Backyard of the Yr’ and ‘Nation’s Most interesting Manor Home’ by Nation Life.
Woman Montagu has began a YouTube channel known as ‘American Viscountess’ which paperwork her life on the property. It now has 223,000 subscribers.
