A 35-year-old man has been arrested for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal after allegedly grabbing the bird by its neck and dragging it through the park near Caerphilly Castle.
Video shows the man carrying the bird through the park near Caerphilly Castle on Sunday afternoon. The swan is seen flapping its wings in a bid to break free.
WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Police said enquiries are ongoing after unsettling footage showed a man dragging a swan by its neck through a park as onlookers plead with him to let go