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Horses escape from farm stables Horses found outside newsagents
(about 2 hours later)
Five horses are waiting to be taken back to their farm after escaping overnight from a field in Falkirk. Five horses are waiting to be taken back to an animal sanctuary after escaping overnight from a field in Falkirk.
The animals were discovered on Monday morning eating grass outside a newsagents on High Station Road. The animals were discovered on Monday at about 0200 GMT eating grass outside a newsagents on High Station Road.
They got out of a farm in Tamfourhill where they were being looked after on behalf of a charity. They escaped from the field in Camelon, where they were being looked after by the Glendrick Roost Welfare Centre.
Tayside Police were alerted to the escaped horses, which included two Clydesdales, by a call at about 0200 GMT from a member of the public. Police were alerted to the horses, which included two Clydesdales, by a call from a member of the public.
Officers have put police tape around the makeshift paddock while the farmer makes arrangements to transport the horses back to his farm. The animals walked about three miles before they were discovered outside the shop.
Central Scotland Police put police tape around a makeshift paddock next to the newsagent, which sits near a busy road, to keep the animals in.
Mione Morrison, who works with the animal charity, said the horses were all rescued animals which had either suffered trauma or were unwanted.
Temporary home
She said: "Unfortunately we had a phone call to say that the horses had been out from two o'clock this morning. We were unable to find them.
"We're going to have to try and get them back to the field where they are being kept, but unfortunately the field is not adequately fenced and so we've been using electric fencing.
"We're desperately looking for new premises to keep these animals. At present they're all separated but we need to buy land to accommodate them all."
Ms Morrison appealed for farmers or landowners to contact the welfare centre if they had a suitable piece of land for sale.
Members of the animal charity are in the process of walking the five horses back to their temporary home in Camelon.
There is currently no disruption to traffic on the busy Falkirk road.There is currently no disruption to traffic on the busy Falkirk road.