SPIKED
with deadly fishing hooks, this unlucky pigeon has been turned into a flying
trap to catch birds of prey.
PUBLISHED: 08:47,
Sat, Feb 6, 2016 | UPDATED: 09:12, Sat, Feb 6, 2016
The
pigeon breeders put the hooks on the birds to try and injure birds of prey
A
cruel pigeon breeder is suspected of priming the bird with deadly barbs on its
feet so that it would badly injure an unsuspecting peregrine falcon or
sparrowhawk.
The
sick tactic is the latest twist in a war being waged on protected birds by
heartless pigeon fanatics who are happy to let their own birds become injured
so they can claim a kill.
Pictures
show how this unfortunate pigeon had been fitted with the hooks using plastic
clips but then became trapped when the barbs tangled as it landed in a garden.
Luckily,
the RSPCA rescued the pigeon and it is now being cared for at the charity’s
Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Cheshire.
The
RSPCA today appealed for anyone with information about the incident, which
happened in Poolfield Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, on February 2.
Experts
say hooks are often used on “tumbler pigeons” which are particular prone to
attacks from raptors.
“This
poor pigeon was caught up in someone’s garden due to the fact he had plastic
clips on his legs with big hooks coming out of them,” explained RSPCA inspector
Laura Bryant, who rescued the unfortunate bird.
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