Four ducklings abandoned in a cardboard box in 'terrifying experience' at north London park

A dog walker discovered the closed box on a path at around 5pm on 8 March, and opened it to find the ducklings inside. He called the RSPCA and they were later collected by inspector Shahnaz Ahmad. She said: “The ducklings all seem quite healthy and tame, although one is smaller than the others. Given they were in a closed cardboard box we are investigating it as an abandonment and are looking for information about where they came from. “It would have been a terrifying experience for the poor ducklings and anything could have happened to them in a busy park. We are very grateful that someone found them and took them home to safety until we could collect them. “If anyone has any information, please contact our inspectorate line on 0300 123 8018 quoting incident number 01233060.” The ducklings, who have been named Duck, Duck, Duck and Goose by the RSPCA, are now at South Essex Wildlife Hospital from where they will be rehomed. Find more information about keeping ducks and geese as pets on the RSPCA website here. This year the RSPCA celebrates its 200th birthday and to mark this special anniversary the animal welfare charity wants to inspire one million people to join our movement to improve animals' lives. To find out how you can join our million-strong movement for animals visit www.rspca.org.uk/200 Ends
Duckings abandoned in a box Credit: RSPCA

Four ducklings have been found abandoned in a cardboard box in a north London park.

They were found by shocked dog walker on a path earlier this month who spotted the brown box containing the 'healthy and tame' creatures.

RSPCA inspector Shahnaz Ahmad said: "The ducklings all seem quite healthy although one is smaller than the others.

"Given they were in a closed cardboard box we are investigating it as an abandonment and are looking for information about where they came from.

"It would have been a terrifying experience for the poor ducklings and anything could have happened to them in a busy park.

One of the rescued ducklings Credit: RSPCA

"We are very grateful that someone found them and took them home to safety until we could collect them.

"If anyone has any information, please contact our inspectorate line on 0300 123 8018 quoting incident number 01233060."

The ducklings, who have been named Duck, Duck, Duck and Goose by the RSPCA, are now at South Essex Wildlife Hospital from where they will be rehomed.

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