West Yorkshire Police appeal as 42 crimes against animals recorded in just three days

There have been 42 crimes against animals recorded in West Yorkshire in just three days.
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West Yorkshire Police's Wildlife and Rural Crime Unit recorded the incidents between Monday, June 8 and Wednesday, June 10.

The unit released CCTV footage of two men they want to speak to after two swans with five eggs were shot and killed in a Leeds lake on Monday night.

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Police called the attack "appallingly cruel" and have launched an investigation with the RSPCA.

Police are appealing for information after a badger's sett was blocked in at Bramley Fall Woods (Photo: Google)Police are appealing for information after a badger's sett was blocked in at Bramley Fall Woods (Photo: Google)
Police are appealing for information after a badger's sett was blocked in at Bramley Fall Woods (Photo: Google)

A badger's burrow, known as a sett, was blocked-in during another cruel incident at Bramley Fall Woods.

The Wildlife and Rural Crime Unit urged anyone with information on the Bramley incident to get in touch by calling 101, quoting crime number 13200291206.

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