A mother hedgehog and babies were stamped to death. (library photo)
Police are hunting two youths who were seen carrying out a barbaric attack on a hedgehog and its babies.
Wildlife crime investigators in West Yorkshire say the mother and young all died after the youngsters stamped on them near a golf course in Wakefield on Wednesday.
Hedgehog numbers have plummeted in recent years, with the loss of hedgerows thought to be the main reason for the decline.
Lucy Leanne posted: “I actually have a tear in my eye for the hedgehogs. … That’s a hard working parent hedgehog tying to keep them and their babies alive. The squeals I can imagine. Oh god. So sorry for those poor little guys.”
Sarah Pearce said: “This has made me sick to my stomach. Absolutely evil.”
