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A kind-hearted man told of his horrific discovery after finding ducks with their legs taped together.

Damian Hawkins who lives in Haversham Drive, Bracknell was one of the first people to find the abused ducks.

The incident happened on Wednesday, January 20 at about 3.30 in the afternoon.

He said how he heard a 'quacking' sound outside his house and couldn't believe what he had seen.

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Mr Hawkins said: " I followed the duck down to the garages where I saw another duck which I thought was injured. I later discovered he had box tape around his legs, we cut him free and captured him. The over duck ran behind the garages and that night got eaten by a fox."

The resident contacted the RSPCA animal rescue service to report the injured ducks.

They came out the following day finding one duck with Sellotape wrapped tightly around its legs and beaks and another duck’s body was also found in an alley behind garages.

Bracknell News: One of the ducks Damian found outside his house One of the ducks Damian found outside his house

A live duck was found in a nearby garden.

Damian added: ""The RSPCA went to the garages the next day and discovered another two dead ducks in bin bags.

"My neighbour called them, they called me the next day to update me, they did say this will be made public, I felt awful that some one has done this, it is evil.

"I really hope it leads to who done this. Someone must know."

The Bracknell resident is an animal lover himself and explained that he would have taken the live ducks into his home had he not have another pet in the house.

He explained how his neighbour had taken the ducks into his garden until the RSPCA inspectors came to the rescue.

Sandy Barlow RSPCA Inspector who is investigating the incident, said: “We are keen to speak to anyone who has any information about who dumped these ducks and would urge people to contact us in complete confidence on 0300 123 8018.

“Two ducks were found in a garage area behind houses by a member of the public. On inspection he found one duck with Sellotape wrapped tightly around its legs which the member of public swiftly removed before calling us.

“Another duck’s body was also found in an alley behind garages and a live duck was found in a nearby garden.

“It’s so lucky that a member of the public spotted them and decided to investigate, otherwise they may have all sadly perished.

“To abandon any animal is shocking but to leave these birds with their beaks taped up is disgusting.”