Was I interfering or right to phone the Police

[Cats_pyjamas]

Popped up the local woods (public land) for a spin on the MTB, part of these backs onto a farm.

I had just got to the top of a track when a discovery hoons it into a field. Driver gets out with a shotgun. Drags an old dog out of the back, and into a bit of a nook on the field and boom.

I wasn't 100% sure it was a dog due to the way he man handled it out of the disco. He then bombed it off, so I jumped the fence and sure enough an old Labrador type dog.

About 5 minutes later he came back with a youngish collie, again boom. He then put the carcasses in the front of a Tele handler bucket (another guy was driving this following the disco for the second killing).

What struck me was how rushed it seemed, the lack of empathy and the use of a shot gun rather than rifle. As well as the fact it was within 30m of public land, which is regularly used by horse riders, dog walkers, kids and mountain bikers.

I did report it to the police, but should I have kept my nose out?

Edited by Cats_pyjamas on Sunday 24th March 19:37

[Cats_pyjamas]

Update:

So give it credit to the Police, they have followed up with the RSPCA in attendance. Although it's likely no specific crime has been committed (only one discharge per dog). There are welfare concerns for other dogs on the farm, which are being followed up on.