Ian Middleton allegedly found the
creatures traumatised and living in appalling conditions when he arrived
unannounced to collect them
EXCLUSIVE
By Gail Cameron
9th December 2017, 9:58 pm
DEAD owls at a bird sanctuary
were dumped in a freezer, it’s claimed.
An animal lover said he
discovered the icy tomb as he returned to pick up his flock from temporary care
while his rescue centre flitted.
Ian Middleton was told four birds
of prey perished at Hoots Forever Home in Dalry, Ayrshire.
Recalling the horror, his partner
Carole Rose, 62, said: “A volunteer spent nearly two hours bringing birds out
the freezer one at a time, asking ‘Is this yours?’
“Of all the dead birds shown,
which was over a dozen, three were ours – a kestrel, a barn owl and a buzzard.”
Carole said they sent 23 birds to
the charity for five months in 2015 while moving their Wild Wings rehab base in
Warrington, Cheshire.
Ian allegedly found the creatures
traumatised and living in appalling conditions when he arrived unannounced to
collect them.
And the horrified couple were
stunned to be hit with a £9,500 feed bill by charity chief Lisa Kennedy —
despite some of their flock missing from the invoice.
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