Reegan Smith, 18, of Dunstan Street, Netherfield, attacked the defenceless animal in a bikeshed area off Winchester Street, Sherwood, on the evening of October 18, 2022
The RSPCA was sent copies of three CCTV video clips taken of the cruel behavior, which showed he was seemingly encouraged by three female onlookers. RSPCA Chief Inspector Rebecca Lowe said: “The video clips show sickening violence being inflicted on the poor pigeon, involving not only the perpetrator but three female onlookers who seemed to be egging him on.
“When we spoke to the person who had sent the CCTV footage to us, they told us that they had found the injured pigeon and moved it to a place of safety. We provided the clips to a local vet who reviewed the footage and he confirmed that trauma had been inflicted on the pigeon.”The vet reported that the videos showed a “young male inflicting repeated trauma to the pigeon by kicking [it] numerous times".
"It is clear that this young male knows what he is doing as he re-approaches the bird to see what the bird is doing …. It is evident that this young man is playing to an audience and he is being egged on. The young females appear to be filming the incident with no effort to prevent the man from inflicting any further punishment on this bird. He attempts to inflict further damage and pain to the bird, he used a further object to hit at the bird.
A witness moved the bird to a place of safety following the incident. Smith pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the pigeon on August 2 and was given a three-year ban on keeping animals and a four-month suspended prison sentence. He was also required to pay costs of £300 and a victim surcharge of £154 and to undertake 15 days Rehabilitation Activity Requirement at Nottingham Magistrates' Court. Chief Inspector Lowe added: “There is never an excuse for deliberately harming and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. We would very much like to thank the person who passed on the CCTV video evidence of the crime to us.
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