CCTV footage of three yobs who broke into a pub zoo and stole two macaws has been posted online after the landlord gave them until 6pm tonight to return the birds.

Andy Cowell, landlord of the Fenn Bell at St Mary Hoo, revealed on the pub's Facebook page that the grounds were broken into just after 11pm on Sunday.

The post has now been shared more than 11,000 times across the country - and the landlord is now offering a £3,000 reward.

The intruders broke into the parrot aviary and hunted the birds for 30 minutes before stuffing two macaws into a bag and fleeing the scene.

One macaw was blue and gold and the other was a green wing, which despite its name is mainly red in colour.

In a post on the pub's Facebook page, Mr Cowell wrote: "We really have been overwhelmed by the response.

"We have tried to reply to as many messages as we could but with so much going on and the sheer volume of messages it has been hard to keep up.

As you know we gave the thieves until 6pm today to return the birds but sadly they have not done so.

"We found a lot of red feathers on the floor in this area so our greenwing may be missing a lot of tail feathers. We have put this clip on here not to distress anyone but to show what these scum bags are capable of.

"We have given the thieves every chance to give the birds back and they have not. We will now offer a £3,000.00 reward for any information given to the police that directly leads to the return of both birds and a successful prosecution of the offenders.

"Someone out there will know where they are and who has done this. These birds are extremely loud and would be very difficult to keep quiet.

"With over 3/4 million views of our original Facebook post they would also be difficult to sell or pass on without raising suspicion with someone. We have a lot of local friends from many walks of life that are looking in to this for us and someone will come up with some information."