A disturbing wave of animal cruelty has hit Perth , with swans and ducks found deliberately hooked and injured at local lakes, prompting an urgent investigation by RSPCA WA .

A swan and multiple ducks have suffered severe injuries from fishing hooks at Roselea Reserve and Merv Lake Park, in Stirling.

The most recent cruelty report, lodged on August 27, alleged that minors were seen deliberately hooking a swan while fishing in the area.

The bird, which had been treated for a previous hook injury just two weeks earlier, was taken to Perth Wildlife Hospital, where the fishing hook was successfully removed.

In a further incident over the weekend, two ducks were rescued by WA Seabird Rescue and underwent emergency surgery.

One of the ducks had a fishing hook embedded in its oesophagu

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