15/07/2026
To the owner, if you happen to see this, I am so incredibly sorry. I can’t begin to imagine the trauma of witnessing something so cruel. Please know that if you need someone to talk to or support from someone who understands how much birds mean to us, my inbox is always open ❤️
This has to stop.
Animal cruelty is not a joke. It isn’t “kids being kids”, and it certainly isn’t entertainment. Every act of cruelty causes suffering; not just to the animal, but to the people who love them too.
As a community, we need to keep speaking up, reporting incidents, educating young people and standing together. Whether it’s a duck, a hen, a swan, a pigeon or any other animal, they all deserve kindness and protection.
Let’s make it clear that cruelty to animals is never acceptable ❌❌❌
Yobs pluck a duck
Police are searching for three teenagers seen attacking a pet duck in Eastchurch.
The pet’s owner watched horrified as the thugs held down the animal and ripped out its feathers. One was said to be holding a knife.
The attack happened on Saturday night (July 11).
A Kent Police spokesman said: “We were called to a property in Church Road at about 9.37pm on Saturday after the homeowner reported three young people were in her garden and holding the duck down while plucking and cutting its feathers.
“She reported that one of them was in possession of a knife.”
Officers attended and are carrying out enquiries to identify the suspects.
The attackers are described three white boys aged 14 to 15 years old.
The first boy was tall with blond hair and wearing an England football shirt and chino-style shorts.
The second is of “stocky build” with dark blond/brown hair and wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts.
The third was slim with blond hair and wearing an England football shirt and blue shorts.
Anyone who can help trace them should call Kent Police on 01795 419119 quoting reference 46/112455/26. Details can also be left anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or by using the online form.
