The animal charity has actually revealed brand-new figures associating with lethal weapons utilized on animals over the previous 4 years – with West Yorkshire being called as one of the most popular areas for attacks.
Since the start of 2020 (as much as May 2023), the RSPCA received 808 reports associating with animals being deliberately hurt with a weapon throughout England.
Air weapons and rifles was accountable for the bulk of the occurrences, with 658 reports made to the charity with weapons such as catapults and slingshots represented a combined 124 occurrences.
There were likewise 34 calls to the RSPCA about crossbow occurrences.
The area fell back Kent (56 reports), Greater London (47) and Merseyside (35) with 30 reported occurrences over the previous 4 years making it the location with the 4th greatest reports nationally.
The RSPCA launched the figures as part of its Cancel Out Cruelty campaign, in a quote to raise funds to help its frontline rescue groups continue to save animals from cruelty and abuse – like lethal weapon attacks.
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RSPCA nationwide wildlife planner, Geoff Edmond. said: “It is unspeakably cruel, totally unacceptable and illegal to shoot animals for ‘fun’ – or as target practice, but sadly our emergency line is receiving hundreds of reports.
“We think of ourselves as a nation of animal lovers, but the RSPCA’s experience shows that there are people out there who are deliberately targeting wildlife, pets and farm animals with guns, catapults and crossbows. These weapons cause horrific pain and suffering.
“Day after day, our frontline officers and animal centres see the sickening consequences of weapons being used on animals – severe injuries often leading to death.
“And what we deal with is probably only the tip of the iceberg as not all cases will be reported to the RSPCA directly and there may be situations where animals injured and killed by these weapons are sadly never found – especially in the case of wildlife.
“This is why we need our supporters to back our Cancel Out Cruelty campaign so we can tackle this horrific trend.”
