News Briefs: Baby Owls Rescued From WWTP and Rehabilitated

Staff from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) recently responded to a call from wastewater treatment plant operators in Lancashire, Great Britain, to save a pair of young tawny owls found at the facility. According to United Press International, a worker at Wigan Wastewater Treatment Works found the owls in distress and made the call to RSPCA.“These gorgeous owlets were small and very young,” RSPCA Animal Collection Officer Heather Cook told the news organization. “While it’s normal for young tawny owls to explore their surroundings, I was quite worried about them. One in particular was not