heron had to be put down after it was found covered in chip fat.Enya James discovered the bird struggling to move in sludge on the southern shore of Loch Rannoch, Highland Perthshire.She blames “dirty campers” for discarding the grease.
She says they have been leaving mess at her family’s estate for weeks.The young bird was handed over to the Scottish SPCA on 5 July.They say it may well have survived, had it not suffered an allergic reaction to the fat.Enya said the fat must have been brought to the lochside by dirty campers, who have been tormenting her family’s estate for weeks.Enya called the Scottish SPCA and arranged to meet the charity in Pitlochry with the bird.Believing it only needed a good scrub, Enya was heartbroken to hear the.
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