Two lead pellets lodged in the bird's head and neck are thought to have been fired from a catapult One of a breeding ... bleeding led vets to believe the attack had just happened.

Locals have described the "appalling cruelty" after youngsters were seen using catapults to attack birds in Worcestershire.

The catapult was an ancient siege machine that could hurl heavy objects or shoot arrows with great force and for considerable distances. Some catapults could throw stones weighing as much as 350 ...

Freddie's owners have described their "immeasurable sadness" following what is thought to have been a deliberate attack A cat has ... to have been fired from a catapult. The four-year-old tabby ...