Dog owners urged to chip in towards payment of veterinary fees after swan injured in canine attack

 

In the wake of the distressing incident, signs have been posted at the entrance to the dog bathing area 

DOG  owners have been urged to contribute  towards covering the cost of veterinary fees after a pet severely injured a Mute Swan - one of a pair nesting in Cleethorpes Country Park. 

The cost of special veterinary treatment was £400 - hence the appeal from Cleethorpes Wildlife  Rescue which went to the aid of the stricken bird. 

The muddy edge at one end of the park's lake is a designated dog-bathing area and is popular as such. 

However, it is also a feeding area for several species of waterfowl which are regularly displaced though, happily, attacks are thought to be uncommon.

The edge of the lake is a playground for dogs but a potential death traps for water birds. (None of these was involved in the swan attack.)

Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue has asked for help with the vets' bill