As the Great British September Clean kicks off, we’re urging people to ‘snip the straps’ from disposable face masks, as we reveal that we’ve helped more than 900 animals caught in litter since the start of lockdown.
Dumped face masks have become a new hazard to wildlife since the pandemic started and we’ve received reports of animals tangled in the ear straps of single-use masks since it became law for the public to wear them in shops. One such incident includes a gull who was found to have a face mask tightly round his legs in Chelmsford, Essex.
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