Carol
Gravener, who runs Caerphilly Bird Rescue with her husband, claims seven of her
rescue birds were killed
20:24, 15
MAY 2019
UPDATED20:36,
15 MAY 2019
The
organisation which looks after some of Wales' most historic buildings has been
accused of shooting dozens of pigeons at Caerphilly Castle.
Cadw, which
is the Welsh Government's historic environment service, has been accused of
shooting the birds, including rescue pigeons, at Caerphilly Castle
on Tuesday.
The
culling is alleged to have happened at around 6pm in the castle grounds and has
led to widespread anger on social media.
Cadw said
it is investigating the allegations but has not commented further.
A
spokesperson said: "We take this matter very seriously and are
investigating.”
Carol
Gravener, who runs Caerphilly Bird Rescue with her husband Ray, believes that
seven of her rescue pigeons were among the 60 birds she claims were killed at
the castle.
She said:
"This has upset me a lot and I'm very angry that whoever did this thinks
it's acceptable.
"Seven
of my pigeons didn't come home last night.
"They
live at the centre until they're well enough to take off on their own.
Sometimes they go out and don't come back but normally they will be back in by
the evening, especially when it's nesting season.
"Two
of the pigeons have nests here and now their chicks don't have a parent. I'm
going to have to incubate the eggs and raise them myself.
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