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Royal Parks and RSPCA respond to Nigel Farage's claim that migrants are killing or eating swans…

Royal Parks has responded to claims made by Nigel Farage that migrants are killing and eating swans from their grounds.

The Reform UK leader was on Wednesday asked during an LBC phone-in about president Donald Trump’s unproven claim last year that Haitian immigrants in the US were eating cats and dogs, which he did not accept was unproven.

But Farage steered the conversation away to the UK, where he seemed to suggest that swans were being taken by migrants and used for food.

What has Royal Parks said?

London's Hyde Park, Greenwich Park and Richmond Park are among those the Royal Parks charity manages.

A spokesperson said the animals on their grounds are looked after and have received no reports about any of them being captured or killed.

They said: “We’ve not had any incidents reported to us of people killing or eating swans in London’s eight Royal Parks.

“Our wildlife officers work closely with the Swan Sanctuary to ensure the welfare of the swans across the parks.”

The RSPCA said a video recently posted online with the description “RSPCA worker catches migrants eating swans” was from a TV show broadcast in 2010.
An RSPCA spokesperson said: “This clip involving an RSPCA officer featured in an episode of Animal Squad, previously broadcast in the UK as Emergency Animal Rescue, from 15 years ago – in 2010."


The footage was posted on X by the UK branch of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point political organisation.


…full article…

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/nigel-fara...124523027.html

https://news.sky.com/story/royal-par...he-uk-13437205