ic NorthWales, UK – Jun 23, 2014
Jun 23 2014
Daily Post
A CARING youngster took a chick under his wing after yobs carried out a sickening attack on a swallows’ nest..
Horrified pupil, 10-year-old Tony Jones, saw a group of young thugs rip down the nest before stamping on chicks outside Maesincla School in Caernarfon.
He grabbed three of the eight helpless chicks and fled home with them.
Two of the three later died from shock at his father’s home on the Maesincla estate. But the remaining one has survived and is now being cared for by the youngster.
The swallows were nesting in guttering in the single-storey building and the parent birds regularly return to the same spot each year.
Police officers were at Ysgol Maesincla yesterday carrying out inquiries and headmistress Mrs Elizabeth Roberts has vowed to conduct a full investigation.
Tony mounted a vigil at the side of the swallow chick, which he has nicknamed Lucky.
Mum Vicky Jones said she was very proud of Tony and disgusted at the savagery of the gang of children who carried out the attack.
“Tony was on his way to visit his grandmother’s house and he had to pass Maesincla School. He heard a noise and saw some children smashing up a bird’s nest,” she said..
“Tony ran in to see what was going on and saw the kids had got a swallow’s nest with eight chicks in it.
“They were killing the chicks by stamping on them. There were four or five boys and a girl.
“Tony went over and found out what was going on and there was a bit of a ruction and he managed to get three of the chicks off those boys.”
Tony’s parents rang the RSPCA for advice and the boy is now rearing Lucky, the sole survivor, by hand under their guidance.
“The chick is doing fine. I am feeding it maggots and bread and dog food and he’s started to eat scrambled egg,” said Tony. Tony’s dad, Paul, said he was “dis-gusted” by the actions of the cruel children.
Ysgol Maesincla head Mrs Elizabeth Roberts has handed over CCTV footage of the incident which took place last Friday afternoon to police.
“I am taking the correct measures to deal with this matter and am working with the community police officers and the school liaison officer,” she said..
Mrs Roberts added it was being treated very seriously and did not wish to comment further until a full investigation had been completed.
