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A pigeon had to be put down after it was shot through the beak with a nail gun.
The Scottish SPCA has launched an investigation after the bird was found with a six-inch nail through its beak in Glasgow.
A member of the public called the animal welfare charity after finding the injured pigeon in a garden on Thane Road at around 3.20pm on Monday.
Pigeon shot through beak by nail gun in Glasgow as probe launched
A six-inch nail was found through the animal s beak and sadly it could not be saved.
A Feral Pigeon (Image: Steve Round, RSPB)
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Pigeon shot through beak with nail gun April 7, 2021, 10:32 am
A pigeon had to be put down after it was shot through the beak with a nail gun.
The Scottish SPCA has launched an investigation after the bird was found with a six-inch nail through its beak in Glasgow.
A member of the public called the animal welfare charity after finding the injured pigeon in a garden on Thane Road at around 3.20pm on Monday.
The charity said the bird could not be saved and was put down to end its suffering.
Scottish SPCA senior animal rescue officer Paula Vallance said: “The nail had gone right through the pigeon’s beak and out the other side of the bird’s head.
A CRUEL thug has used a nail gun to shoot a pigeon in Glasgow. The animal was found with a six-inch nail shot through its beak on Thane Road in Knightswood at 3.20pm on Monday. Sadly, the bird was so badly injured it had to be put down by SPCA officers.
READ MORE: GlasgowCrime Stories: Fred West and his time in the city The charity have blasted the incident as horrific as they have launched an appeal to trace the callous culprits. Paula Vallance, SPCA Senior Animal Rescue Officer, said: “The nail had gone right through the pigeon’s beak and out the other side of the bird’s head.