– This is heartbreaking. It should not be like this in Norway. They are defenseless animals. This is what the owner of the Instagram account Racism in Norway, Jamal Sheik, tells news. At 10.30pm on Wednesday evening, two people are said to have let loose on two swans in the center of Stavanger. The whole thing was filmed, and later posted on the Instagram account of Racism in Norway. – It is cruel that people do this to wild animals. I do not have words. We will report this and I hope these people will be prosecuted and stopped, says head of Animal Protection in Norway, Åshild Roaldset. Both Animal Protection and Jamal Sheik tell news that they have received several videos of people mistreating animals recently. Head of animal protection in Norway, Åshild Roaldset, hopes the people who have done this will be prosecuted and stopped. Photo: Bjørne Østrem Djukastein / news – Should be severely punished Roaldset in Animal Protection Norway is concerned. Now she hopes that it will be punished severely. – Violence against animals must be severely punished. This is done on purpose. At the same time, we know that violence against animals often has a connection with domestic violence. As this is done in a cityscape, the police often have the opportunity to investigate, says Roaldset. The lawyer on duty in the Sør-West police district, Per Terje Brundtland, tells news that they have opened a case on that. – We don’t know much more than what we see in the video. But we have started with some investigative steps, he says. The police take it seriously The police have established contact with Racism in Norway, and are now trying to identify witnesses. – This is a breach of the Animal Welfare Act, and swans are protected animals. It appears very brutal. We take it seriously and want to clear up the matter, says Brundtland. It is unknown how the swans are doing, although information is given on social media that the swans are dead. The police say in a press release on Thursday evening that they do not know the condition of the swans, but specify that they have not received a report that dead swans have been found in the area where the incident happened. Stavanger municipality tells news that they have not received reports of any dead or injured swans in the center of Stavanger.
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