RSPCA called to sad looking seagull emergency
A member of public has called an emergency RSPCA helpline to get help for a seagull which was looking sad because it was sitting in the rain.The daft caller expected officers to track down the gull and cheer it up - or at least find out why is was upset.
The details of the odd call have been revealed as one of the top 10 funny calls made to the charities emergency phone line over the past 12 months.
More than one million calls were made to the RSPCA line - that's one every 29 seconds - for advice on animal welfare or to report an incident of cruelty.
While the majority of the calls are of a serious nature, occasionally they range from the weird and wonderful to the downright wacky - check out the top 10 after the link.
Top 10 stupid RSPCA calls of 2009
- Someone reported that a seagull was looking sad because it was sitting in the rain.
- A member of the public called the RSPCA to report a slow moving tortoise on the hard shoulder of a motorway. After calling on the Highways Agency for assistance, they tracked down a deflated football.
- A caller asked us if we could remove the spider from her bathroom sink.
- An inspector went to a call that a bat had been on a bedroom ceiling for a number of days. It turned out to be a damp patch.
- A lady called our emergency telephone number to ask us to reserve a chair she saw in an RSPCA charity shop window.
- Another woman asked if we could collect her RSPCA catalogue from her friend’s house as she had borrowed it a long time ago and not returned it.
- A lady contacted the RSPCA to say that the farm next door smelt and wondered if there was anything we could do about it.
- A cat-lover wanted advice on why his furry feline did not purr.
- A hotel located next to a duck pond was receiving complaints from guests because their neighbours could be heard quacking.
- A man requested help to remove the ladybirds which were climbing up a wall at his house.
A spokesperson for the RSPCA said: "Although we may have a little laugh at these stories, the RSPCA would like to remind members of the public that the 24-hour advice and cruelty line is for reporting serious cases or emergencies concerning animal welfare."
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- Someone reported that a seagull was looking sad because it was sitting in the rain.
- A member of the public called the RSPCA to report a slow moving tortoise on the hard shoulder of a motorway. After calling on the Highways Agency for assistance, they tracked down a deflated football.
- A caller asked us if we could remove the spider from her bathroom sink.
- An inspector went to a call that a bat had been on a bedroom ceiling for a number of days. It turned out to be a damp patch.
- A lady called our emergency telephone number to ask us to reserve a chair she saw in an RSPCA charity shop window.
- Another woman asked if we could collect her RSPCA catalogue from her friend’s house as she had borrowed it a long time ago and not returned it.
- A lady contacted the RSPCA to say that the farm next door smelt and wondered if there was anything we could do about it.
- A cat-lover wanted advice on why his furry feline did not purr.
- A hotel located next to a duck pond was receiving complaints from guests because their neighbours could be heard quacking.
- A man requested help to remove the ladybirds which were climbing up a wall at his house.
A spokesperson for the RSPCA said: "Although we may have a little laugh at these stories, the RSPCA would like to remind members of the public that the 24-hour advice and cruelty line is for reporting serious cases or emergencies concerning animal welfare."
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