Canterbury: RSPCA investigates airgun attack on swan
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The RSPCA are investigating after a swan was attacked with an air gun.
An X-ray showed the swan had been shot with eight pellets, which were found in its body, leg and head.
The RSPCA collected the bird on 9 January in Canterbury, by the edge of the River Stour.
RSPCA inspector Deborah Rutherford, who collected the swan, said: "He was spotted by the water's edge not moving, people were approaching and touching him.
"When I picked him up he was unable to stand."
The swan was taken for veterinary treatment and made a swift recovery, and has since been released back into the wild.
Ms Rutherford said: "It's wonderful that he recovered so quickly and was able to be released."
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