I remember back in the late 80s, my husband and I found a cat with its head trapped inside a discarded can. It had passed away of course. That was a very sad event. We buried it with full honours in our garden. We could never find out whose cat it was. It may have been one of the feral cats from the farm. Now there is a big stone and a bird-bath on top of its grave.
People throw all sorts of rubbish out of car windows -even on my lane. I pick those things up and either re-cycle them with my stuff, or burn them in the field with my papers etc. So much of it is dangerous for wildlife.
Why do we treat our trash so irresponsibly? What DO we think happens to it when we chuck it away??
People act like trash is no longer their responsibility once it leaves their hands. Yet look what happens to it. Animals are damaged and even die because of trash.
It is very sad about the cat you found. It died because someone did not dispose of trash safely. I am glad you gave the cat full honours and remember it even now. I wish we could track down the people who discarded the trash and return it with the animal that died because of them. Even sending a picture would make a point.
We need to change the nature of packaging so that we don't use as much plastic. The actual design of the plastic needs to be changed. The rings that they put around canned drinks cause a lot of damage to animals. They crawl through the ring and get stuck. Once they start growing there is a serious problem. The ring doesn't expand.
This turtle is one of the lucky survivors.
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...Vl8NGIOEWe
This video makes a good point about plastic bags and sea creatures.
https://youtu.be/yaDx-WJAsaE
Almost worse than bags is straws. The poor turtle.
https://www.alternet.org/environment/its...m-wildlife
We have to change out habits and very soon. We are going to find that plastics and garbage start getting into our food and water. The whole planet is drowning in plastic. Recycling is a start. Less packaging would help. "Plastic" that would be biodegradable would make a difference. We have to do something and we have to do it soon. The animals being harmed by trash are a warning to us of the mess problem we have created.