The RSPCA is warning about the dangers of deadly glue traps after a pigeon suffered and was left dying after getting stuck in the Trafford Centre.
The pigeon was found by staff at the Odeon Cinema in the Trafford Centre with its chest and wings stuck on Monday (December 13). They placed the pigeon in a box and alerted the RSPCA.
RSPCA Inspector Paul Heaton was sent to the scene but sadly realised the poor pigeon had damaged its wings and body and had to be put to sleep to end its suffering.
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Glue traps, also known as glue boards or sticky traps, consist of a sheet of cardboard, plastic or wood coated with non-drying adhesive.
These traps are currently legal and generally used to catch rodents, whose limbs get stuck to the glue
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