07/06/2019
An appeal has been made by the
RSPCA to find the person responsible for shooting a Grey
Heron in the skull and neck with an airgun outside Old Trafford
stadium in Greater Manchester. Despite being rushed away for emergency
veterinary treatment, the bird had to be put to sleep to end any suffering.
The injured bird was found in a puddle
of blood in the middle of Railway Road by Old Trafford, home of mid-table
Premier League football club Manchester United, on Sunday 2 June. RSPCA
Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) Steve Wickham was sent to the incident and could
see blood coming from the bird's head. Having swiftly been taken to a vet,
an x-ray revealed that the heron had been shot in the skull and in the
neck.
The bird also had a broken leg so
the vet decided to put it to sleep. Wickham said: "The bird was alive and
stood in a pool of his own blood when I picked him up but I didn’t know what
had caused the injuries until he was x-rayed. He must have been suffering
terribly with severe wounds to the skull and neck.
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