An animal charity has slammed the 'cruel' airgun shootings of pigeons in Darlington.
A resident in Tees Drive, Darlington, contacted the RSPCA on 13 June after finding one of the birds in her garden which was bleeding from the chest and struggling to walk.
An x-ray subsequently revealed the pigeon had been cruelly shot through the neck with an airgun and the pellet had become lodged in the animal’s chest.
