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At least 50 frogs dumped in Aldi car park in Finchley | |
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Dozens of frogs were found "hopping around" a supermarket car park after being dumped there inside a plastic bag, the RSPCA has said. | Dozens of frogs were found "hopping around" a supermarket car park after being dumped there inside a plastic bag, the RSPCA has said. |
At least 50 of the amphibians were left outside a branch of Aldi in Finchley, north London. | At least 50 of the amphibians were left outside a branch of Aldi in Finchley, north London. |
Rescuers said they arrived to find a number of frogs had escaped the soil-filled bag and were roaming around the "completely hazardous environment". | Rescuers said they arrived to find a number of frogs had escaped the soil-filled bag and were roaming around the "completely hazardous environment". |
The surviving frogs were released back into the wild. | The surviving frogs were released back into the wild. |
RSPCA inspector Lauren Evans said two frogs died after being run over, but 48 were saved. | RSPCA inspector Lauren Evans said two frogs died after being run over, but 48 were saved. |
She said she arrived at the "dark car park" at about 21:30 GMT on Saturday to find it overrun with frogs. | She said she arrived at the "dark car park" at about 21:30 GMT on Saturday to find it overrun with frogs. |
"I had to run around scooping them all up with my hands and a bag before placing them into a secure tank," she said. | "I had to run around scooping them all up with my hands and a bag before placing them into a secure tank," she said. |
"Some were still in the plastic bag, which had clearly been tied up intentionally. | "Some were still in the plastic bag, which had clearly been tied up intentionally. |
"They would not have been able to escape if there had not been the hole, but equally they would not have been able to breathe without it." | "They would not have been able to escape if there had not been the hole, but equally they would not have been able to breathe without it." |
She said the animal charity had "no idea" where the frogs came from, nor why they were left inside a plastic bag in a car park. | She said the animal charity had "no idea" where the frogs came from, nor why they were left inside a plastic bag in a car park. |
"None of them would have survived if they had been left that way," she added. | "None of them would have survived if they had been left that way," she added. |
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