Farmers, vets and local welfare groups such as SWEP and the Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society, have welcomed the campaign to raise the awareness of motorists on the moors.
They also called on motorists involved in collisions with animals not to ignore the incident, but to report the accident to the police, local vet or one of the animal welfare groups such as SWEP.
The 4 month old foal whose picture has touched the hearts of so many people was sadly left for dead until discovered by a motorist who contacted SWEP. The foal was still alive but its spine had been damaged and it was unable to get up. There was also concern for the mare who was obviously distressed and criss-crossing the road in panic. Sadly, nothing could be done and a local vet euthanased the foal.

The Dartmoor National Park Authority and the Highways Agency now plan to launch their own campaign, and are discussing means of reducing number of livestock killed on the roads.  SWEP has attended such accidents on a weekly basis during the winter, and although the campaigns to slow traffic are welcome, we believe the only sure-fire way to eliminate these deaths is by physical barriers. We have been campaigning for a stockproof fence to be erected on two notorious roads across Dartmoor .