needled duck dodges helpers
an elusive duck with a needle through its neck continues to elude palmerston north's spca staff this week. more than 40 phone calls have reached the animal welfare headquarters wanting the duck to be caught and freed of its neck-piercing needle. but, try as they might, spca staffers cannot nab the duck to perform the removal procedure. "we have made four or five attempts, but the duck is just too fast for us," palmerston north spca senior inspector val gilbert says. "we have used cat biscuits and a net, and have got within two metres, but we still haven't caught it." despite the needle protruding through both sides of its neck, the duck appears happy enough, and was swimming in the duck pond in the square yesterday afternoon. "the duck is moving around, it's eating, it's flying, and that's why we can't catch it," mrs gilbert says. duck watcher tina phillips, who was feeding ducks in the square, says other ducks were picking on it. "obviously it's because he is different and has got a pin in his neck. the offending person who inflicted the damage is sick." it was unknown who needled the duck. but bystanders agreed the feathered victim had pluck. after initially avoiding capture at centennial lagoon, where it became increasingly wary of humans with each failed capture attempt, it flew to the square. admitting defeat, the spca has now asked fish and game staff to catch the duck. unless the needle is removed, the duck may die, mrs gilbert fears. "whoever did this to the duck is a disgusting little blighter. i don't think they would like it done to them."gee there are some miscreants on this planet!
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