Disturbing Trend: Primary School Children Filming Themselves Killing and Torturing Wild Animals

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Primary school children in a sick nation-wide trend are sharing graphic videos of themselves killing and torturing wild animals on WhatsApp. The videos show animals such as swans, deer, pigeons, foxes, squirrels, pheasants, rabbits, geese, and ducks being attacked and killed using a hand-held catapult. This alarming trend involves around 500 youths across 11 groups, including primary school children.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Has this happened near YOU?Primary school children are filming themselves killing and torturing wild animals and sharing the grisly videos on WhatsApp in a 'sick' nation-wide 'trend'.

In one shocking video, a deer lies twitching on the ground having been shot with a catapult by a childAn injured squirrel is seen hanging in one of the 'sick' images posted to WhatsAppChildren are sharing photos and videos of wounded and dead animals killed using a hand-held catapultIn another heartbreaking video, two teenagers boast of shooting a fox, with one heard saying: 'Okay boys... steel shot in the head.

In one incident, Volunteer Danni Rogers said he was rescuing a swan with catapult injuries when he was made aware children were shooting in the area.Children are catapults to kill and torture animals before sharing the 'sick' images on WhatsApp Robert Truscott, 52, who is backing a campaign to outlaw catapults in public places, said children as young as 10 try to kill swans and ducks on the River Itchen which flows through the grounds of Winchester College.

 

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