Reward offered over swan attacks

The RSPCA said the swans had been maliciously injured

A reward has been put up for information following a spate of attacks on swans in Derbyshire.

Four birds in the Codnor area had to be put down over a two-week period after being shot with an air rifle in November last year.

The national pressure group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has put up the £1,000 reward.

The RSPCA said one of the swans had been decapitated and another had been shot 13 times.

Anna Sergeant from PETA said: "It seems that these animals went through huge suffering for no reason whatsoever. We really need to take action."