Emergency crews raced to save a 21-year-old Shetland pony that became stuck in a cattle grid in Wales; the rescue operation took four hours and plenty of social media users shared thoughts.

The owner of a Shetland who was found dead with a chain still attached to its tether – and another who was alive but in “very poor” condition has been given a suspended prison sentence.

“When I arrived at the location I observed a dead grey Shetland type pony in thin condition, [with] hair loss [and] with a chain attached to a collar around its neck but not attached to anything ...