STUDENTS have been suspended from Royal Agricultural University after they were caught strapping dead animals to the tops of cars.

A dead fox and stag can be seen strapped to the roofs of two cars in two separate images published by the Daily Mail during a charity fundraising event at its Cirencester campus on Monday (February 6).

In one image a caption reads “does it get anymore Ciren” and you can see two onlookers laughing in the background.

A RAU spokesperson told the Standard this afternoon: “Those individuals involved have now been identified.

"They have all been suspended from the university with immediate effect pending the outcome of both our own investigations and those of Gloucestershire police.”

The spokesperson, however, would not confirm how many students were suspended.

It follows today's announcement by Gloucestershire police that they were holding "voluntary interviews" with two people connected to the incidents.

A spokesperson for the force said today: “We’re aware that deceased animals were attached to vehicles at an event in Cirencester. 

“We’ve been in contact with the Royal Agricultural University about this. 

“We can reassure people that we're investigating. Two people have been identified and they're due to have voluntary interviews.”

Students involved were previously labelled "vile" and "cruel" by Cotswold District Council leader Joe Harris.

The photos were taken at a charity event in which students appear to dress up their cars and parade around campus.

In response to the photos, the university cancelled its planned tractor-pull charity event with BBC Countryfile star Adam Henson which was due to take place today (Friday, February 10).