Please look at this before you decorate outside your houses for Halloween...

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I had no idea.... We don't use it but I'm sure lots of people do... 😔 😔 😔 😔 😔

Thank you for sharing OP.

Has anyone actually seen an owl caught in one of these? Like ever? Or any other bird for that matter?

Yes!!

Oh wow - thanks for sharing. This is awful. I dont like any of the crazy waste generated by halloween but this is particularly awful

It looks shit anyway! Nothing authentic about it and it ends up looking a mess

I keep seeing in FB about not leaving pumpkins out as Hedgehogs are eating them and becoming ill or dying. Not sure if it’s true or not.

Sorry are you citing Facebook as your source here?

That's horrible and something I hadn't thought of. I decorate for Halloween but it isn't wasteful etc. I have the same decorations every year. My 20 year old Dd said this week that she can't remember a Halloween without some of the decs I have put up!

Horrible. More plastic shite all over the place.

Yes, that's true unfortunately.

Yes... Why.... Also here... Here....

Those who are doubting the op, why? It seems very likely that this stuff is dangerous to wildlife.

We've had a 'no plastic/synthetic' rule for Halloween for a few years - only using cardboard that can be recycled, or else wood or things that can be reused generally.

Thank you ❤️

Bump!!!!

@Ihatethenewlook I've seen an owl trapped in the foot ball goal netting on a primary school goal post.

Never seen anyone use that stuff around here, it looks awful anyway.

Yeah it gives them diarrhoea. It’s handy for a constipated hog, but for one who’s trying to build its stores to hibernate, pumpkin is not good

The Woodland Trust ask you not to dump pumpkins because they make hedgehogs I’ll, it’s not just a Facebook rumour.

Thanks for posting, OP - I have some of that, DS desperately wanted it, but I'll be sure it's confined to indoors now.

Don't put glittery reindeer food out at Christmas either!

Bumping again....

Terrible for wildlife. It looks shit, not at all spooky. Sick of all the plastic crap being sold in the shops at this time of year.

This is a bit like all the lanterns and balloons that are released. Just more ways for wildlife to get hurt but human needs come first

I agree. Just oats if you have to do it. What’s wrong with carrots ?