Young swan never made it to 2023 - it was savaged to death by two out-of-control dogs

                                                                             

Crime scene? One of the Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue team investigates. 

DISTRESS and outrage has been sounded by Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue after an incident yesterday in which a young mute swan lost its life in barbaric circumstances.

The cygnet was reportedly savaged to death by two off-the-lead dogs alongside a dyke on the Tetney trail bordering the RSPB reserve.

CWR has since issued the following statement: "After a long walk to the location, we found that the cygnet had already passed away from the extremely severe injuries it had sustained in the attack.

"The bird had been left in a terrible way, and our photographs from this call-out are too graphic to share."

"This is certainly a cause for concern and we remind dog walkers that, should your animal not be correctly trained in recall, it should never be off lead.

"This is a precaution  for the safety of wildlife, public and other dogs. 

"Dog owners also have a legal responsibility under the Dangerous Dogs Act to keep their dog under control in a public place."

CWR has  evidence of the attack and has reported this matter to the wildlife crimes officer at Humberside police.

It has urged any witnesses to the attack to do the same at: 

https://beta.humberside.police.uk/.../report-wildlife-crime/

the statement concludes: "This case is one of the worst attacks on wildlife we have seen during our time as a rescue, and this cygnet will have died in terror and tremendous pain."