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Don’t pour your leftover Baileys down the drain, warns water companySouthern Water asks people to watch how they dispose of creamy or oily leftovers to avoid ‘a nasty surprise’
RSPCA reveals the most 'weird and wonderful' animal rescues of 2022Among the first to be rescued in 2022 was Nacho, a six-month-old seal pup who appeared next to a riverbank by the Old Lock & Weir Inn in Keynsham, Bristol, on January 2.Just two days later, on January 4, a fellow seal pup was found on a cliff in Weybourne, Norfolk, 50ft from the beach, next to a brick wartime pillbox.A recurring theme in RSPCA rescues in 2022 was foxes getting their head stuck in things, including a vixen that became trapped in a watering can in Colchester, Essex, in February.In the same month, a fox found with a large tin can of dog food in Barking, London, proved to be a warning on "how dangerous litter can be", according to RSPCA inspector Dale Grant.More than one fox caught themselves in the central hole of an old wheel.Another April rescue saw a seagull zip-wired to freedom after it was left hanging from a telephone line in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear after a fishing lure in its foot had become snagged.Customers eating at a McDonald’s in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, found a 5ft-long boa constrictor slithering through the fast food restaurant in July.In August, RSPCA rescuers used barbecue tongs to pull a hedgehog free from an open drain in Hull, East Yorkshire.The fire service had to be called after another hedgehog tumbled 25ft into a historic ice house on the Dawnay Estates near Scarborough, North Yorkshire in September.The RSPCA was called in September after a Hispaniolan common tree frog made a 4,300-mile journey from the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean to the UK aboard a bunch of bananas.A small finch proved to be one of the more protracted rescues of the year, after it flew in through the open window of a Next store in Newcastle on November 13."She just couldn’t fly back out and was flitting around the displays over three floors," said rescuer Rachael Hurst.
Scarborough's New Year fireworks cancelled to protect walrusA New Year's Eve fireworks display had to be cancelled at the last minute to protect an Arctic walrus discovered in Scarborough.The event was called off over fears it "could cause distress to the mammal".Council leader Steve Siddons said he was disappointed but "the welfare of the walrus has to take precedence". Wildlife experts have suggested the walrus - nicknamed Thor - may be "taking a break" and will move on in a few days once he is rested enough to continue his journey north.
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QuoteScarborough's New Year fireworks cancelled to protect walrusA New Year's Eve fireworks display had to be cancelled at the last minute to protect an Arctic walrus discovered in Scarborough.The event was called off over fears it "could cause distress to the mammal".Council leader Steve Siddons said he was disappointed but "the welfare of the walrus has to take precedence". Wildlife experts have suggested the walrus - nicknamed Thor - may be "taking a break" and will move on in a few days once he is rested enough to continue his journey north. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-64139048