A chook that bought caught up in fishing litter and was left dangling from a tree has been efficiently rescued by the RSPCA.
The jay was noticed hanging from the tree over the Basingstoke Canal in Woking on Friday, April 12.
RSPCA Inspector Jo Bowling labored with the canal lock keeper to chop the poor chook down.
The jay was noticed hanging from the tree over the Basingstoke canal in Woking on Friday, April 12 (RSPCA)
She took him to Wildlife Aid for a vet check-up and restoration. She mentioned: “There’s a really nasty fishing hook that has unfortunately gone all the way through the bird’s top beak. It looks like the bird thought the lure was a real fish.
“I’m grateful to the support of the canal lock keeper in what is another example of what we can achieve together for animal welfare.
“The wounds look superficial, so I took him to Wildlife Aid in the hope he can be treated and released back into the wild.”
While most anglers are accountable, it solely takes one careless person to hazard the lifetime of an animal by not disposing of fishing litter. The RSPCA urges all anglers to observe the Angling Trust’s Take 5 campaign and make use of the recycling scheme to get rid of waste deal with and line.
The RSPCA has launched a brand new marketing campaign For Every Kind, urging folks to care in regards to the lives of each animal and perform a million acts of kindness for animals to mark its two hundredth anniversary. To discover out your form of kindness and switch it into motion for animals go to: rspca.org.uk/everykind.
