Thursday, 9 June 2016

Seagull turns bright orange after falling into vat of chicken tikka masala

Seagull turns bright orange after falling into vat of chicken tikka masala

The bird fell into the food outside a factory in Wales where a large quantity of the curry was cooling down before being thrown away.


Workers fished the seagull out and took him to the Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre.
There he was given a shower and is being treated before he can be released back into the wild.
Veterinary nurse Lucy Kells said: ‘The gull is doing great now – he still smells a little of curry, but he is now much whiter.
Pictured: The gull covered in curry. A hungry seagull with a love of spicy food had to be rescued after he fell into a huge vat of chicken tikka masala curry - and was dyed completely bright orange. The unfortunate creature looked like an exotic new breed of bird following the bizarre incident outside a food factory. Workers at the unnamed factory in Wales had left a large vat of 'waste' Indian curry to cool outside. The cheeky seagull flew down to perch on the container and was fishing for bits of chicken when he lost his balance and tumbled in. Rescuers from animal charity Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centrenear Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, took the Herring seagull into their care, giving the curried-bird a long shower. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS. Please byline: Vale Wildlife Hospital/Solent News © Vale Wildlife Hospital/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800
The seagull looks a little sorry for himself after falling into the curry (Picture: Solent)
‘On Monday the receptionist bought a box through and said ‘this one needs urgent attention.
‘The strong curry aroma actually hit us before we opened the box. It was absolutely overwhelming and I thought ‘that smells absolutely fantastic.’
‘The gull didn’t actually seem too upset but we had to give him a shower and clean him with washing up liquid. Surprisingly, he was actually very well behaved.
‘It took about half an hour and the curry came out better than we expected, but he still smells! I think it must be the turmeric.’
‘Of course we don’t like to laugh at animals, but because the gull was okay it was hard not to see the funny side.’
Pictured: The gull covered in curry gets washed. A hungry seagull with a love of spicy food had to be rescued after he fell into a huge vat of chicken tikka masala curry - and was dyed completely bright orange. The unfortunate creature looked like an exotic new breed of bird following the bizarre incident outside a food factory. Workers at the unnamed factory in Wales had left a large vat of 'waste' Indian curry to cool outside. The cheeky seagull flew down to perch on the container and was fishing for bits of chicken when he lost his balance and tumbled in. Rescuers from animal charity Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centrenear Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, took the Herring seagull into their care, giving the curried-bird a long shower. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS. Please byline: Vale Wildlife Hospital/Solent News © Vale Wildlife Hospital/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800
He’s had to have a few showers since being rescued (Picture: Solent)
Lucy, 41, from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, added: ‘The gull was fishing for bits of chicken and lost his balance.
‘One of our rescuers came and picked him up from the factory after they had pulled him out and put him in a box.

‘We can’t name the factory but staff informed me it was a waste vat of chicken tikka masala.’
The charity wildlife hospital will take care of the gull for a few more weeks or months until he can be released back into the wild in Wales.

Source: Metro.co.uk

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