A white swan has been turned black after what is thought to be printer toner was dumped in a pond. The mute swan was rescued from the water in Westbury, Wiltshire, covered in a black powdery substance.
It was taken to RSPCA West Hatch where staff said it will take "quite a lot of Fairy Liquid to get it clean". Photos from the animal rescue centre show staff carefully cleaning the bird in a large tub of frothing water.
RSPCA Inspector Steph Daly said: "I was horrified because it looked like a black swan. "We're still really baffled as to what this substance is." The distressed bird was spotted preening and trying to clean the substance off in a pond off Mane Way on Friday before being rescued on Saturday.
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