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| Bearded dragon kicked in air 'like football' in Harlow | Bearded dragon kicked in air 'like football' in Harlow |
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| A reptile has been left unable to move properly after four boys kicked it "like a football" in an Essex park. | A reptile has been left unable to move properly after four boys kicked it "like a football" in an Essex park. |
| The bearded dragon was kicked into the air about 25 times, according to a woman who rescued it. | The bearded dragon was kicked into the air about 25 times, according to a woman who rescued it. |
| "This was a sickening, cowardly attack on a defenceless creature," said RSPCA inspector Emily Cheeseman. | "This was a sickening, cowardly attack on a defenceless creature," said RSPCA inspector Emily Cheeseman. |
| The dog walker in Sumners Park, Harlow, intervened and the took the animal to a vet. It is thought to have spinal damage and cannot move one of its legs. | The dog walker in Sumners Park, Harlow, intervened and the took the animal to a vet. It is thought to have spinal damage and cannot move one of its legs. |
| The dog walker said she saw the boys kicking something and laughing. | The dog walker said she saw the boys kicking something and laughing. |
| "I walked a bit nearer and was sickened when I saw it was an animal," she said. | "I walked a bit nearer and was sickened when I saw it was an animal," she said. |
| "They were kicking it to head height and must have kicked it at least 25 times. I was horrified. | "They were kicking it to head height and must have kicked it at least 25 times. I was horrified. |
| "I wrapped him up. He wasn't able to move his legs or his tail. It was about half an hour before he opened his eyes." | "I wrapped him up. He wasn't able to move his legs or his tail. It was about half an hour before he opened his eyes." |
| The RSPCA is now investigating. It said the boys were white, in their early teens and wore tracksuits and hooded tops. | The RSPCA is now investigating. It said the boys were white, in their early teens and wore tracksuits and hooded tops. |
| The attack happened on Sunday. | The attack happened on Sunday. |
| The RSPCA said it now knew who owned the bearded dragon. |