An entire family of swans has been wiped out when the birds were shot and killed in a "senseless" attack.
The bodies of two adults and five cygnets were found wrapped in plastic bags in Benenden, Kent on 24 November.
X-rays showed one of the birds found by the bank of a stream in Stepneyford Lane had been "peppered with pellets".
RSPCA Inspector Dave Grant said it was "absolutely disgusting that someone would purposefully target and kill these beautiful birds".
Mr Grant was alerted to the killings by police and is now investigating.
Words fail me.
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The bodies of two adults and five cygnets were found wrapped in plastic bags in Benenden, Kent on 24 November.
X-rays showed one of the birds found by the bank of a stream in Stepneyford Lane had been "peppered with pellets".
RSPCA Inspector Dave Grant said it was "absolutely disgusting that someone would purposefully target and kill these beautiful birds".
Mr Grant was alerted to the killings by police and is now investigating.
Words fail me.
Full article here