What the duck?! RSPCA 明らかにする／漏らすs its funniest call outs of 2021 from a 'King Cobra' that turned out to be a plastic snake, a stuffed toy tiger mistaken for a 'squealing dog' and a 'swan 罠にかける in electric 盗品故買者ing' which was a plastic 議長，司会を務める

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A stuffed tiger, a King Cobra and a plastic 議長，司会を務める floating upside 負かす／撃墜する in a river were の中で the comical items the RSPCA were called out to 救助（する） last year after they were mistaken for animals in 苦しめる.

The animal 福利事業 charity, whose 視察官s 答える／応じるd to more than 28,000 出来事/事件s last year, has 明らかにする／漏らすd the wackiest animal 救助（する）s officers were sent out to in 2021.

の中で the 'funniest call-outs' was a 'King Cobra' which turned out to be a toy snake, a 'squealing' dog which was in fact a stuffed toy tiger and 'dead badger' which was soon 設立する to be the?上昇傾向d contents of a flower マリファナ.

Other strange call-outs 含むd a 罠にかける swan which turned out to be a plastic 議長，司会を務める and a 絡まるd bird?in a 旗 政治家 which was in fact a plastic bird scarer.

In May last year RSPCA 視察官 Dale 認める received a call 報告（する）／憶測ing a dog tethered to a canal boat in the Grand Union Canal in Hayes 'squealing and crying'.

RSPCA 視察官 Dale 認める received a call 報告（する）／憶測ing a dog tethered to a canal boat in the Grand Union Canal in Hayes but when he arrived to the scene he discovered it was a stuffed toy tiger

On June 23 last year, a RSPCA officer was sent out to a Cumbria garden after a woman believed she had spotted a King Cobra sitting on a 議長，司会を務める but the snake was plastic and had come from children in a 隣人ing garden

関心d for its 福利事業, Mr 認める 急ぐd to the canal in west London to find the 'dog' was in fact a stuffed tiger.

Mr 認める said: 'I was really worried that I could be walking into a 悲惨な 状況／情勢 伴う／関わるing a dog in a really dangerous predicament but it turns out I needn't have worried.

'The 'dog' in question turned out to be a stuffed toy tiger that had been tied の上に the 屈服する of the boat!'

On June 23 last year, RSPCA officers were sent out to a Cumbria garden after a woman believed she had spotted a 'King Cobra' sitting on a 議長，司会を務める in her garden.

Animal 救助者 Martyn Fletcher arrived at the 所有物／資産／財産 to discover that the snake was plastic and had come from children in a 隣人ing garden.

He said: 'It didn't take me too long to realise that this King Cobra was the plastic 肉親，親類d - thankfully too, as they are deadly venomous snakes.?

'明白に we are trained to be able to identify snakes but it is not so obvious to members of the public - so I understand they may have been spooked by the sighting.?

'It appears that the toy had come from children in a 隣人ing garden - so the snake has now been returned to its home!'

And in April RSPCA officer Lisa Miller was sent out to Woolwich, south east London, に引き続いて a call from a woman about a bird 絡まるd in a 旗 政治家.

But when she arrived to the scene she discovered it was not a live bird but a plastic bird scarer.

Ms Miller?said: 'The woman had spotted the bird caught in string and 絡まるd with the 旗 政治家. She said the bird had been trying to 飛行機で行く away but couldn't 解放する／自由な itself.

'When I arrived at the scene I quickly 設立するd that I wouldn't need to 開始する，打ち上げる a 救助（する） 使節団; as it was a plastic bird scarer! She was very embarrassed but we had a giggle and I told her she should go to Specsavers!'

And in February RSPPCA officer Graham Hammond 急ぐd to the River Stour in Dorset after a passing 運転者 知らせるd the animal 福利事業 charity they had seen a swan 罠にかける in the electric 盗品故買者ing.?

One RSPCA officer 急ぐd to the River Stour in Dorset after a passing 運転者 知らせるd the animal 福利事業 charity they had seen a swan 罠にかける in the electric 盗品故買者ing. But when they got to the scene they 設立する it was a plastic 議長，司会を務める?

In April RSPCA officer Lisa Miller was sent out to Woolwich, south east London, に引き続いて a call from a woman about a bird 絡まるd in a 旗 政治家 but when she arrived to the scene she discovered it was a plastic bird scarer

In January last year RSPCA animal 救助（する） officer Shane Lynn received a call about a duck stuck in the frozen pond but when he arrived he 設立する it was a plastic ornament

However when he arrived at the scene he discovered the 'swan' was a white plastic 議長，司会を務める floating in the water.

He said: 'I went out to check on the bird and had 用意が出来ている to call out the water 救助（する） team for 支援する-up but, before they 攻撃する，衝突する the road, I managed to get closer and get a good look at the 'bird' - which turned out to be a white plastic 議長，司会を務める floating in the water!'??

On January 7 last year,?RSPCA animal 救助（する） officer Shane Lynn was very 関心d when he had a c all come from a woman 報告（する）／憶測ing a duck stuck in the ice.?

He said: 'The 報知係 （人命などを）奪う，主張するd the bird had been stuck in the frozen pond for two days and hadn't been able to move.'?

Mr Lynn 勇敢に立ち向かうd the icy 条件s to 運動 over to Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, to help the stricken bird but he soon 設立する it was not a bird at all.

He 追加するd: 'As soon as I arrived and 位置を示すd the pond I realised my help wouldn't be 要求するd as the duck was in fact a plastic ornament!'

Throughout 2021, the RSPCA received 281,390 報告（する）／憶測s of 罠にかける animals - one of the charity's busiest ever years.?

A spokesperson for the RSPCA said: 'No day is ever the same at the RSPCA and we get called to the weird and wonderful 同様に as the sad. One thing you learn very quickly in this 職業 is to 推定する／予想する the 予期しない!

'While these calls certainly gave us a chuckle there is also an important message here: we're stretched more and more each year and, while we 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がる that all of these 報知係s were trying to do their best and help what they believed to be an animal in need, we'd 勧める the public to stop, think and check before asking us for help.

'We'd hate to send an officer out to 救助（する） a 苦しめるd dog that turned out to be a stuffed toy or an abandoned snake that was in fact a plastic toy and 行方不明になる out on 救助（する）ing a real animal in need.'

Earlier this month the charity 明らかにする／漏らすd that officers 答える／応じるd to a total of 58,394 calls from members of the public throughout the whole of December.

There were 1478 報告（する）／憶測s of abandoned animals - which is up 29 per cent on l ast year when the teams were called to 報告（する）／憶測s of 1,049 abandoned animals during the same period.

Dermot Murphy, who 長，率いるs the RSPCA frontline 救助（する） teams, said: 'We are already seeing abandonments rise month on month and are を締めるd for a 殺到する of abandoned and neglected animals as pet 所有権 急に上がるd during lockdown, with an 概算の 3.2m people welcoming pets into their lives last year.'

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