A Surrey council is considering borough-wide restrictions on carrying catapults to curb "distressing" and "horrible" violence against wildlife. The public can respond to an online consultation on the ...

Police are urging parents to check what their children are buying online after a number of fatal attacks on animals involving catapults. Det Con Aaron Flint, a wildlife crime officer with Lincolnshire ...

Campaigners want to ban the sale of catapults to under 18s, as young people are inflicting wildlife, animals and people with devastating injuries. Wildlife charities, including Naturewatch Foundation, ...

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