Catapult community condemns attacks

In the middle of a woodland a group of people meet to hone their skills at hitting small targets using catapults.

"We hit matchsticks regularly," says Ben Houghton from the West Kent Catapult Club. They are a group of people who fire catapults as a sport.

Members of the club say they are worried that people who use catapults recklessly and cause harm may prevent them doing the sport they love.

Attacks on animals including swans are regularly being recorded across Kent and Surrey, with animal welfare campaigners wanting to see a ban on catapults being carried in public.