Bird’s torso pierced with arrow

THE Kloof and Highway SPCA is urging parents to teach their children how to use their toys responsibly and not use animals as targets for the toys they purchase for their children. This call comes after they received a call from a concerned resident who noticed an injured hadeda with an arrow protruding from the bird’s torso in their garden on Friday.

PR and outreach officer for the Kloof and Highway SPCA, Lisa Gadd, said,  “Inspector Simamane and Trainee Inspector Nkomo responded to the call and went to investigate at the residence in Kloof. Upon arrival they saw two hadedas in the back garden and one of them was seriously injured. One hadeda flew away as they approached, but the injured hadeda battled to move away and was only able to fly as high as waist height.

“The inspectors caught the injured hadeda and rushed it back to the Kloof and Highway SPCA clinic. An arrow was protruding from the birds torso and had penetrated right through. The arrow measured 75cm in length. Unfortunately, the bird could not be saved as it had suffered a severe injury.

“The Kloof and Highway SPCA urges parents to teach their children to be responsible when using their ‘toys’ and not to use innocent animals as targets. The Kloof and Highway SPCA has a zero tolerance policy of animal cruelty and ask members of the public to report any cruelty that they witness. We would like thank the kind member of the public for phoning us so that we could help this poor injured bird from further suffering.”