RSPCA rescue owl tangled in Warwick fishing line

[Elton]

A fire engine arrived from Leamington to the owl suspended three metres above the River Avon behind Tesco in Emscote Road, Warwick, at 10.30am.

 

A second fire service vehicle arrived from Rugby with a boat, life jackets and an inflatable walkway to reach the bird.

 

Blimey, that must have cost the taxpayer a bit

 

Article here:

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/cove...92746-29862144/

[Peter Waller]

Blimey, that must have cost the taxpayer a bit.

Probably done nothing to enhance the reputation of anglers either.

[Anderoo]

Probably done nothing to enhance the reputation of anglers either.

 

Nope. If we're not killing things accidentally by being lazy and stupid, we're trying to kill things on purpose. Except fish, of course, they must all be treated with utmost respect

[Dales]

Do some owls occasionaly eat fish? and as for foreign owls don't some of them specialise in eating fish?

 

Well those foreign owls better not come over here and start eating our fish

 

http://www.ehow.com/info_8379634_types-owls-eats-fish.html

[Sportsman]

Are 'we'? I don't know any anglers are doing as you suggest, but then your comment about how 'we' are trying to kill all things with the exception of fish is odd to say the least.

 

But I am sure you have your reasons

 

Another story that is grist to the mill for those that are against angling.

 

Well done..

 

Killing things by accident = discarded fishing tackle

Killing things on purpose = calling for a cull on otters (now WHO in his right mind would do that? )

 

I think the story about the owl was grist to the mill for those who are against angling, don't you?

[Elton]

I saw two dead deer, a dead fox and a dead badger on the way to Tesco yesterday. BAN CARS!

 

Err, and Tesco.

 

Of course this was an accident. How many anglers do you know who take a fire appliance and a boat to recover lost line each time they pop out for a quick session?

 

It's a shame when things like this happen, but man causes lots of 'accidents' that affect nature. Some would say that it was inherently natural to do so. We are animals, after all.

[Dales]

I think there is a big difference between discarded line and lost/snagged line.

[Anderoo]

I think there is a big difference between discarded line and lost/snagged line.

 

To us, maybe.

[Dales]

To us, maybe.

 

Very True, it's very easy to see things within fishing and not think what it looks like to those out side of angling.

 

Which is why things do look bleak on a number of fronts as we only see the fishing side of things.

[Dales]

The easy way to render line safe is simply to cut iT into small strips if you can't /won't dispose it.

 

When I see a 'birds nest' of line discarded I cut it up!!

 

Any angler that leave line in a manner that can injure is being totally irresponsible and cannot be deemed an accident, no way.

 

I think most anglers do that but there are times when you cant get tackle back. It seems this might have been once of those occasions. When I find tackle on the bank or snagged on a bush that only takes a little effort or ingenuity to get back then I am a little annoyed but when it's on a power line or at the top of a tree then I can see why it has not been cleared away. Obviously anglers could take more care casting but who is not going to want to cast towards the snags.