Police investigate ‘horrific acts of cruelty’ against 29 chickens found dead at NSW high school

Disturbing discovery of animals cared for by students made at Corrimal high school, south of Sydney

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Police are investigating “horrific acts of cruelty” against 29 chickens that were found killed in the grounds of a high school in New South Wales.

Police were called to Corrimal high school, about an hour south of Sydney, at about 9:30am on Sunday and discovered the chickens dead in their enclosure.

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