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# Appeal after dog is found dead in canal at Hopwas
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/appeal-after-dog-is-found-dead-in-canal-at-hopwas/
- Published: 2022-10-26T10:14:44.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-27T07:55:21.000Z
- Description: An appeal has been launched after a dog was found in a canal in Hopwas.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:07, News

An appeal has been launched after a dog was found dead in a canal in Hopwas.

The white and brindle spaniel female was wearing a red collar on 17th October in the Coventry Canal off Dunstall Lane.

The dog had two wounds on her forehead and is believed to have recently had a litter of puppies.

It comes just days after a black female daschund with a foreign microchip was found dead in a shopping bag further down the canal in Amington.

RSPCA inspector Ann Bennett said:

> “We are very saddened to find out about these dogs’ deaths – and we’d like to thank those who reported these incidents to the council, who then took the bodies to a local vet, who contacted us to investigate further.   
>  
> “They were both found within days of each other and in a suspicious way. Wounds were found on the spaniel and the dachshund was found in a thin condition.  
>  
> “We are concerned about what has happened to these dogs and we would appreciate anyone with any information to get in touch with us to help us with our enquiries.”  
>  
> Ann Bennett, RSPCA

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RSPCA on 0300 1234 999, quoting incident 00974768.