Horror at East Lancashire youths who killed 100 chicks (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Horror at East Lancashire youths who killed 100 chicks
10:00am Thursday 14th April 2011 in Knuzden
SO CRUEL Some of the 100 chicks which were battered to death at Knuzden Brook poultry farm in Knuzden
THE managing director of an East Lancashire farm where 100 chicks were bricked to death said she was ‘absolutely horrified’.
Police believe the birds died when a gang of five teenage boys forced their way into two pens at Knuzden Brook Poultry Farm in Haslingden Old Road on Tuesday night and hit them with bricks and rocks.
Debbie Lyons said: “It’s diabolical. Whoever has done this – they are mindless cowards.
"How can a chick defend itself?
“These children need to be found and stopped. I don’t understand the motivation behind it, except that it’s peer pressure and thinking they look big.
“I really hope that one of them in the gang really regrets doing this and comes forward.
“The thing is, one day it’s chicks, then it could be a cat, then it could escalate and we end up with a child being attacked in a playground.
“This is one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen.”
The gang of five youths, aged around 17 or 18, were spotted outside a chicken pen by farm manager Matthew Hyland, 25, when he pulled his van up in the yard at 8.30pm on Tuesday.
Matthew said: “My passenger ran after the lads, and I drove the van to the next road to see if I could stop them, but they got away.
“It’s awful. We work with these chickens every day, feeding them, making sure they’re all right.”
Matt said: “If the youths had got into our control room and damaged it, then the whole operation would have shut down and with no heating.
"All the chicks would have died within five or 10 minutes.
“It could have cost us hundreds of thousands of pounds.”
Anybody with any information should contact police on 08451 25 35 45 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Comments(27)
Angusam
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10:40am Thu 14 Apr 11
time.team
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10:52am Thu 14 Apr 11
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Dead animals on the whole are products that have been packages and presented in such a way as not to offend. But to actually go and kill such small defenceless animals purely for the thrill of it alone can only be described as sick!
time.team
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10:54am Thu 14 Apr 11
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Dead animals on the whole are products that have been packaged and presented in such a way as not to offend. But to actually go and kill such small defenceless animals purely for the thrill of it alone can only be described as sick!
gazz52
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11:13am Thu 14 Apr 11
ex fusilier
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12:11pm Thu 14 Apr 11
useyourhead
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12:25pm Thu 14 Apr 11
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someone needs to shop them, and then they need to go before a judge with the balls to give them a real sentence!
ghanto
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2:27pm Thu 14 Apr 11
idiots what did you get you rascals
everytime theres a school holiday these idiots either causes problems or arson
retired one
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2:52pm Thu 14 Apr 11
Ian123xyz
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3:00pm Thu 14 Apr 11
xcarlaax
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6:41pm Thu 14 Apr 11
mrengland07
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6:52pm Thu 14 Apr 11
mrengland07
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6:52pm Thu 14 Apr 11
oscaritto
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8:07pm Thu 14 Apr 11
enochpowell2
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11:15pm Thu 14 Apr 11
JusticeMan
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1:02am Fri 15 Apr 11
(While i took into my chicken sandwich).
Remember folks " i bring justice you deserve".
mishel
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9:10am Fri 15 Apr 11
enochpowell2 wrote:I live in Shad and i think this is disguisting and sick, My child would never harm anyone or an animal and neither would i so dont go slagging all of shad, theres nice people live her too!
Typical Shad Scum !
mickdork
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10:43am Fri 15 Apr 11
mishel wrote:i agree with you mishel, i live in MY own house on shadsworth estate and people should'nt tar us all with the same brush, fair enough it has it's share of the typical low life council estate scum but the majority are decent hard working people, but it would not surprise me if the chavs that did this do live on the estate.
enochpowell2 wrote: Typical Shad Scum !I live in Shad and i think this is disguisting and sick, My child would never harm anyone or an animal and neither would i so dont go slagging all of shad, theres nice people live her too!
Armchair Warrior
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11:34am Fri 15 Apr 11
JusticeMan
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4:11pm Fri 15 Apr 11
More Justice you deserve.
FACT- Chicks are a delicacy in China.
useyourhead
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4:51pm Fri 15 Apr 11
JusticeMan wrote:Not many are denying we eat meat and the animals are killed, they are outraged at the way in which it happened, by a bunch of evil inbreds, just for some sick thrill.
...Send Colnel Saunders in from KFC. He will give them a good talking to...Then stone um to death !
More Justice you deserve.
FACT- Chicks are a delicacy in China.
JusticeMan
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7:00pm Fri 15 Apr 11
useyourhead wrote:I am "outraged" that you use such a derogatory term as "evil inbreds".That would mean that a guy who takes advantage of his younger sister & the poor girl ends up with a baby, that "inbred" baby would be evil.Which is just plan daft,making you daft....you should useyourhead. By the way can you play the banjo ?
JusticeMan wrote: ...Send Colnel Saunders in from KFC. He will give them a good talking to...Then stone um to death ! More Justice you deserve. FACT- Chicks are a delicacy in China.Not many are denying we eat meat and the animals are killed, they are outraged at the way in which it happened, by a bunch of evil inbreds, just for some sick thrill.
useyourhead
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2:09pm Sat 16 Apr 11
JusticeMan wrote:In this instance I would say the term evil was not out of place. I agree not all inbreds would be evil, but I wasn't referring to them all was I?
useyourhead wrote:I am "outraged" that you use such a derogatory term as "evil inbreds".That would mean that a guy who takes advantage of his younger sister & the poor girl ends up with a baby, that "inbred" baby would be evil.Which is just plan daft,making you daft....you should useyourhead. By the way can you play the banjo ?
JusticeMan wrote: ...Send Colnel Saunders in from KFC. He will give them a good talking to...Then stone um to death ! More Justice you deserve. FACT- Chicks are a delicacy in China.Not many are denying we eat meat and the animals are killed, they are outraged at the way in which it happened, by a bunch of evil inbreds, just for some sick thrill.
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As for the very witty comment about the banjo, well done! very original.
hairy mary
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8:21pm Sat 16 Apr 11
JusticeMan
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11:34am Sun 17 Apr 11
useyourhead wrote:You can refer all you want,the fact is you said "evil inbreds",which shows your own ignorance,in any instance you choose.
JusticeMan wrote:In this instance I would say the term evil was not out of place. I agree not all inbreds would be evil, but I wasn't referring to them all was I? - As for the very witty comment about the banjo, well done! very original.useyourhead wrote:I am "outraged" that you use such a derogatory term as "evil inbreds".That would mean that a guy who takes advantage of his younger sister & the poor girl ends up with a baby, that "inbred" baby would be evil.Which is just plan daft,making you daft....you should useyourhead. By the way can you play the banjo ?JusticeMan wrote: ...Send Colnel Saunders in from KFC. He will give them a good talking to...Then stone um to death ! More Justice you deserve. FACT- Chicks are a delicacy in China.Not many are denying we eat meat and the animals are killed, they are outraged at the way in which it happened, by a bunch of evil inbreds, just for some sick thrill.
Glad you liked the little throw away joke.
useyourhead
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11:07pm Mon 18 Apr 11
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Guess we will just have to agree to differ on this one.
Davidoff
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3:30am Fri 22 Apr 11
carrman2 says...
10:18am Thu 14 Apr 11