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Cockerel taunted to death

76 replies

SuperFlyHigh · 21/08/2015 16:19

AIBU to despair of these children and their parents re this poor cockerel being taunted to death? Sad Angry

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/11815183/Zoos-star-cockerel-dies-after-being-chased-by-children.html

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CarlaJones · 21/08/2015 19:03

The fact that they laughed at the outcome of it and that people didn't dare come forward with pictures and descriptions of what had happened until they'd been assured that the family had left the farm says it all really about what appalling people they were

WorriedMutha · 21/08/2015 19:05

I don't even know why you put this in AIBU. Surely to God there isn't one person who is going to say YABU. At last a unanimous verdict on MN. Parents are lost causes. RIP Jack.

ColdSancerre · 21/08/2015 19:07

Awful. The number of times we go to Bushy Park and see children chasing ducks and ducklings it's horrible. Why would you let your children do that?

PHANTOMnamechanger · 21/08/2015 19:08

how sad.

My DD1 used to love ducks and would giggle and wave her arms excitedly and if allowed out of the buggy aged about 18 months would have wanted to run around with the ducks, not to chase or hurt them, just to copy them/join in with them. She was not allowed to and as soon as she was old enough she properly understood empathy towards animals and people. (aged 2 she welled up when the boys were mean to dumbo and when his mummy was locked up Sad) They used to get cross on the way to primary school, we live in a very lovely rural area but one that has a few fly tipping hot spots, and they would be genuinely sad and worried that naughty people leaving rubbish would hurt the animals etc.
They have never dropped litter either, they know if there is no bin it comes home with us.

what is wrong with some parents who do not realise all the things they should be teaching their children about. the yobs who kill cygnets on our local pond with catapults, and peg out frogs to die in the sun, must've never been taught these things.

I wish I had a magic finger like in the book and could make them swap places and see how they like it running in fear!

Passmethecrisps · 21/08/2015 19:09

Awful. I another one who hates pigeon chasing. How can you expect a child to understand why chasing one thing is ok but another is not?

Leave things alone. Watch with your eyes. Be at peace!

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 21/08/2015 19:13

Horrible, disgusting and wicked, and the parents encouraging them.
They'll be banned from the Zoo. Just a fuckin ban. I would put the parents in jail. This is animal cruelty, and yes okay. I don't think the parents told their DC's to terrorise and taunt the poor innocent creature but they certainly didn't tell them not to do it.

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SuperFlyHigh · 21/08/2015 19:48

worried I suppose I was worried re not much traffic in chat or what could I say but 'take a look'.

I wanted to draw attention to it really and to shame the parents.

I was shocked as to what parent could allow this.

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LoveChickens · 21/08/2015 19:56

My chickens are like my babies. I'm so sad to read this.

WorriedMutha · 21/08/2015 20:56

I had my tongue firmly in my cheek when I made the aibu quip Super. Hopefully we won't get anyone on later to say you were bu. Such a sad affair and distressing for the very dedicated staff at Tropical Wings which is incidentally a fantastic animal attraction.

Sallystyle · 21/08/2015 20:59

Disgusting.

But I feel the same about people who kill insects instead of taking them outside. I have been called hysterical for having that view though.

HunterHearstHelmsley · 21/08/2015 21:03

Fucking idiotic bastard.

Cruelty to animals is one of the few occasions I'd 'parent" someone else's child.

Backforthis · 21/08/2015 21:09

I remember the threads about birds where a lot of posters didn't see any problem with their DC chasing pigeons or ducks. Arseholes. In this case, it's no surprise that these children behaved like that when they have such shitty role models.

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SuperFlyHigh · 21/08/2015 21:23

I was also gauging when would you step in, opinions - the other family didn't report this family until they'd left… but then it was too late.

Do people just stand by and let thugs abuse a defenceless creature?

And I know the vast majority of posters are good role models.

I also thought maybe if someone knew the family/people - I dunno - name and shame.

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Lurkedforever1 · 21/08/2015 21:29

Yanbu. I hate the parents of any child that is allowed to taunt a living creature. They are cunts. I get some small kids might not know if they didn't grow up with them, but they should be told.

Lurkedforever1 · 21/08/2015 21:36

super I'd have said something the minute I saw it and realised the parents weren't stepping in.

Topseyt · 21/08/2015 22:42

I would hesitate to call these scumbags human.

littlejohnnydory · 21/08/2015 22:53

Why the fuck would you post this?

scarlets · 21/08/2015 23:12

I can guess what the parents look like. Chavscum. Their identities will end up on social media eventually. Poor little kids, what chance did they ever stand, being dragged up by people like that?

kali110 · 21/08/2015 23:22

Fucking scum.

TheCatsFlaps · 22/08/2015 00:04

Some people are such cunts. I wish I could unread that now, the children need a kick up the arse andvthe parents sterilised.

MidniteScribbler · 22/08/2015 03:49

They should be identified and the parents charged with animal cruelty.

MadamArcatiAgain · 22/08/2015 08:26

I am a bit meh about chasing pigeons- that's what they have wings for

Gileswithachainsaw · 22/08/2015 08:29

They have wings so they can fly to food and shelter and to escape natural predators.

not to make them selves safe from kids who's parents think it's ok to terrorise animals

MidniteScribbler · 22/08/2015 08:29

How about we let people ten times your size to chase you around Madam whilst waving their arms and shrieking?

PHANTOMnamechanger · 22/08/2015 08:35

It's all very well us asking why bystanders did not act. I'm not sure if I was out with a couple of small DCs, and saw a rowdy group of adults actually laughing (therefore obviously condoning) while their little darlings terrorised birds, that I would feel up to confronting them. Given the type of people they undoubtedly are, that is likely to result in at the very least, a torrent of foul language in front of my own DC, leaving them scared and our family day out ruined. I would like to think I would have done my best to alert a member of staff asap, but there may not have been one close by, and I'm not sure how long this whole episode went on for.