Police are investigating the killing of a pregnant deer by a lurcher dog.
At about 4.30pm yesterday the dog was released from a blue Citreon Berlingo outside Garth Prison, Leyland, and attacked the deer.
The people in the car filmed the incident on mobiles and then drove away, witnesses said. The lurcher was left to feed off the animal's carcass before being captured by police, to be used as evidence.
Wildlife Officer at Lancashire Constabulary, Duncan Thomas, said: "This is a sickening attack on a defenceless animal and these people must be caught.
"They carried out this crime purely for sport and self gratification."
Anyone with information can call police on 08415 25 35 45.
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