Two boys sentenced for killing more than 20 animals at environmental college

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. You must do something to pay them back… whatever they ask you to do.” Prosecutor Vijay Khuttan said CCTV footage of the incident, not shown in Uxbridge Magistrates’ Youth Court, displayed “extreme animal cruelty”. open image in gallery A barn own Shiraz went missing as a result but was later found in a warehouse near Heathrow Airport “They entered the areas they should not be in and can be seen throwing animals around, slamming them on the floor, stamping on them and that ultimately leads to the death of over 20 of those animals and approximately £40,000 of damage to the cages,” he said. Mr Khuttan said the boys were “of good character”, but that the offences represented a “significant jump into criminality” A barn owl called Shiraz escaped, but has since been recovered at a warehouse near Heathrow Airport and is being cared for at the college’s Enfield campus. Describing itself as “London’s environmental college”, the institution offers a space for young people and adults to take care of animals in their farms and zoos as well as participate in gardening and landscaping activities.