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Did you catch the BBC iPlayer documentary about the rising tide of violence against wildlife, by groups of youths armed with catapults? It’s called On the Front Line: Catapult Crime – Killing for Fun . Joining Greenwich Wildlife Network founder and director, Rae is brilliant GWN waterbird rescue volunteer Chris, who has been tirelessly rescuing the many animals left broken by these attacks.  If you want to understand how and why this campaign began, the documentary explains

Do you know that it isn’t just wildlife being targeted by catapults? The number of domestic pets injured or even killed by catapults is rising rapidly across the UK. Because they often roam freely outdoors, cats are particularly vulnerable – but any animal can be targeted. Dogs, horses, farm animals, parrots, rabbits, even pet peacocks have been shot. Locally, in Orpington – one of the worst areas in South East London for catapult attacks on animals - we know of at least two

Over Christmas, we made a conscious decision not to fill people’s feeds with graphic images or distressing updates on our campaign to End Catapult Cruelty. We didn’t want to taint what little peace many people get at that time of year. But it is now the new year, and we have to be honest about the reality we face every single day at Greenwich Wildlife Network. Catapult attacks on wildlife across Bexley and South East London are completely out of control. Throughout December -

10,000 signatures in four days. 4,000 in the past day alone. The response to our latest petition calling for regulation around the carrying of catapults in public has been absolutely astounding - and deeply heartening. The numbers speak for themselves. People care. People are waking up to this growing wave of violence against animals, and they’re sick of seeing the culprits walk away without consequence. Sick of seeing them proudly broadcast their cruelty on social media. All

After a long wait, our new parliamentary petition to regulate the sale and use of catapults has finally been published. Once again, we need your help to make the government listen - to tell them this wave of animal abuse has to stop. Our last petition was just shy of 25,000 signatures. This time, let's double that. Sign and share this petition everywhere you can. Do it for the swan who sat alone on her nest in Dorset after her lifelong mate was killed in front of her. Do it

You might have seen some familiar faces on BBC News today. Chris, a GWN volunteer, and Rae, GWN's founder, along with a fellow rescuer Danni from the Swan Sanctuary, were featured in a segment about the ongoing wave of violence against wildlife, perpetrated in parks and waterways on a daily basis by young men armed with catapults. Whilst the GWN team doesn't love being on camera, we’re extremely grateful to the BBC for shining a spotlight on this issue. Rescues like ours have

Many of you will know Joelle - a dedicated wildlife rehabilitator based in Dartford who has become a much-relied-upon rescuer in her...

Today, Theodore - a 22-year-old goose beloved by locals at Swanley Park - was killed by thugs with catapults. That’s horrifying enough,...

Yesterday, we gathered at Priory Gardens to take a stand against the shocking rise in catapult attacks on wildlife - an issue that has...

Children are filming themselves using catapults to kill and torture animals in a UK-wide network on WhatsApp, Sky News can reveal....

Orpington’s wildlife is under siege. Priory Gardens, a beautiful green space enjoyed by many, has become a hotspot for brutal catapult...

A squirrel was reported today to have been shot by two young boys with a catapult.