A man has been charged in relation to allegedly punching a chicken in the head at a community college.
Jordan Wileman, 18, of Rock Close, Carterton, was charged by postal requisition with one count of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal on July 7.
It follows an investigation by Thames Valley Police’s Rural Crime Taskforce into the animal cruelty incident in Carterton.
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The charge is in relation to a chicken being allegedly punched in the head at Carterton Community College on February 25.
Wileman is due to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (July 27).
A Thames Valley Police spokesman in a general warning said: "If you see, or suspect, that a person may be treating an animal badly, whether this is physical violence, neglect or any other form of cruelty, you should report this to the RSPCA’s cruelty line (8am to 8pm, seven days a week)."
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