A duck caught in plastic
As new figures reveal that the RSPCA took nearly 4,000 (3,874) calls about animals affected by litter in 2020, the animal charity is urging people to do their bit and pick up litter.
Despite people being in lockdown for many months, the RSPCA still received more than 10 calls a day about animals affected by litter including:
a duck tangled in a medical face mask
a baby hedgehog with plastic wrapped around her neck
a fox with his head caught in an old Cornish pasty wrapper
a gannet entangled in plastic
In Greater Manchester, 125 calls were received, one of the highest outside London, where most calls were made (444).