Police are investigating “horrific acts of cruelty” against 29 chickens that were found killed in the grounds of a high school in New South Wales. Police were called to Corrimal high school, about an hour south of Sydney, at about 9:30am on Sunday and discovered the chickens dead in their enclosure. The chickens were owned by the school and cared for by students as part of their education. The school has a farm and students are able to gain experience working with sheep, goats, chickens, alpacas and in agriculture. Insp Allison Guthrie from Wollongong police district said the incident was