Pranksters throw live chicken into KFC drive-through window



The RSPCA was today searching for two young thugs who filmed themselves throwing a live chicken through a KFC drive-through window - and then put the video online.



The film, entitled 'Chicken Shuts Down KFC' shows the window of a restaurant in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, where the two men are seen apparently waiting for a car to pull up.



One youth is shown displaying the live hen to the camera before walking over to the window and hiding until a blue car stops.



Cruel: One of the men shows the live hen to the camera and waits for a car to approach the drive-through restaurant

Horrendous: As the car pulls up for an order the man thrusts the live chicken in through the window of the KFC in Nuneaton, Warwickshire

As the car approaches, the window opens and the man is seen hurriedly shoving the chicken through it before darting off towards the road, screaming: 'Chicken!'



They both run off laughing hysterically.

The video was posted on the website shortly after the incident on Tuesday night.



RSPCA investigator Helen Smith said: 'Two young men arrived at the fast food outlet on a moped. One threw the hen into the premises while the other filmed the prank.



'When they fled the scene they were heard laughing and making clucking noises.



'It is shocking what some people find funny as it is never acceptable under any circumstances to use an animal as part of a practical joke or prank.



'These two young men were having a great laugh but it would have been a frightening experience for the hen.

'It was totally pointless and there is simply no excuse for it. I want to hear from anyone who recognises the youth from the footage.'

One of the men is described as in his early 20s, about 5ft 10in tall, with brown hair and wearing a black motorcycle jacket.



The hen was said to be unharmed after her ordeal, and the RSPCA has a new home lined up for it.



Anyone with information can contact the RSPCA national cruelty and advice line on 0300 1234 999.