THE RSPCA is urging the public to come forward with any information they might have about the shooting deaths of cockatoos at Caringbah.

The call follows the discovery of a wounded cockatoo in a backyard in Le Hane Plaza, Caringbah, on January 4. The cocky had been shot in the chest by a slug gun.

The RSPCA is now investigating.

RSPCA inspector Ainslie Lund said the bird had suffered before it died.

“A post-mortem showed the slug from the gun entered the front of the bird, pierced its bowel and lodged in its back,” she said. More details here.