A duck has been found at Bestwood Country Park with ‘horrific injuries’ caused by a discarded fishing line.
The mallard was discovered on Wednesday (2) by a member of the public after becoming “entangled in reams of fishing wire”.
It was then sent to Brinsley Animal Rescue for treatment but unfortunately could not be saved.
In a Facebook post, the charity wrote: “Today we have sadly had to euthanise a wild mallard, the kindest decision we can make for her horrific injuries,
“Kind people found the wild mallard entangled in reams of fishing wire wrapped around the duck and surrounding shrubbery, they got her free and contacted us.
“Her injuries including a completely severed foot, lacerations to her body and wing and sadly deep lacerations to her bill, where undoubtedly she had been trying to free herself.
“The injuries and trauma were far too severe for this poor girl to survive so the kindest action we could take was to end her suffering.
They added: “Choosing to end an animal’s life is never taken lightly and it never becomes routine to us; it’s heartbreaking, not least when we are dealing with preventable injuries, inflicted by the irresponsible actions of humans.”
