Gangs of young people with weapons loaded with ammunition such as ball bearings and bolts target and even kill beloved pets, waterbirds and wildlife in London and further afield.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51951183

⚠️ DARK STORY:

I saw a squirrel being hit by a car the other day and quickly dying after, which was really really horrible.

That was an accident, but some kids in the UK are hurting / killing pets and wildlife as part of some horrific TikTok trend…

Guess this is what happens when lazy people let corporations co-parent their kids and Animal Rights are weak.

Animal abuse should be punished much more severely IMO.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/exposed-the-sick-world-of-tiktok-animal-abusers-306137/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/15/children-kill-pigeons-with-catapults-in-tiktok-trend/