Love a duck!
Posted by Abigail on 27/05/09, filed under News | No CommentsCharlie the Drake had a very nasty shock while paddling round his pond at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum recently, when he suffered a serious gunshot wound to his wing.
Distraught staff at the Museum found Charlie the next morning in a poor condition and rushed him here to Grove Lodge where it was decided to amputate his wing. This was only possible as Charlie is not a wild duck. A duck in the wild would not be able to survive with only one wing.
Billy Elliot from Worthing and District Animal Rescue Service returned a very happy Charlie to his home where he seems to be enjoying celebrity status!
Check out the whole story in The Daily Mail.
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