The wild bird was found on Moseley New Pool on Swanshurst Park, Swanshurst Lane, by a passer-by and inspectors rushed it to RSPCA Birmingham Animal Hospital for emergency treatment. RSPCA Insp Boris Lasserre said: “The bolt has gone right through the lower part of the goose’s head. Incredibly he was still alive! He was taken to the RSPCA Birmingham Animal Hospital for treatment and X-rays to establish the damage that has been caused by the bolt and the safest way to remove it."
“This poor bird was the victim of a mindless cruelty. It beggars belief that someone would get enjoyment out of doing something like this." He said: “It is such awful, callous cruelty and we would urge anyone with information about what happend to contact us as soon as possible. It is a disgusting act of deliberate cruelty. It is a criminal offence to injure wild birds under the Wildlife and Countryside Act and if someone is found guilty they face penalties of up to six months in prison and/or a £5,000 fine.”
Anyone with information about the attack is urged to contact the RSPCA Inspector Appeal Line on 0300 123 8018.
