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Two boys have been told that they 'must do something' to pay their parents back as they were fined for 'horrific' animal cruelty charges after more than 20 animals were killed at an environmental college.
The youngsters, aged 11 and 12, caused £10,000 worth of damage to property and unnecessary suffering to animals during the incident in which rabbits, snakes and birds were killed.
Uxbridge Magistrates' Youth Court heard how the pair stole ferrets, guineapigs and three snakes during the break-in at Capel Manor College in Gunnersbury Park, west London, on February 24.
A barn owl called Shiraz also escaped but was later recovered at a warehouse near Heathrow Airport.
Sentencing the pair on Thursday, Chair of the Presiding Justices Lynn Green gave both boys a community sentence and told them they had only avoided time in prison because of their age and the fact they were not persistent offenders.
Uxbridge Magistrates' Youth Court heard how the pair stole ferrets, guineapigs and three snakes during the break-in at Capel Manor College (pictured) in Gunnersbury Park
She said: 'You have had a taste of custody for a couple of days and it really isn't
