RSPCA’s Plea to Cut Elastic Straps From Discarded Face Masks

Before disposing plastic face masks, cut the ear loops to stop animals getting tangled in the straps. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Animal welfare charity RSPCA is urging people to cut the elastic ear straps from disposable masks before binning them after an ibis was seen with one wrapped around its leg in Brisbane.

The ibis was reported limping near the Queensland Art Gallery. The RSPCA Animal Ambulance responded but never located the entangled ibis.