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Couple discover ferret hiding in their bed as animal flees Storm Arwen galesA "large" ferret, nicknamed "Snoozy" for his love of sleeping, snuggled into the bed of a Bristol couple on Friday as Storm Arwen wreaked havoc on Friday
'Snoozy' the ferret slipped out of his owner's home last week and went missing
By
Tristan Cork
Ryan Fahey
News Reporter
30 Nov 2021
An escaped ferret has been reunited with its owners after Storm Arwen drove it into a random couple's bed
The creature slipped out of its owner's home in Whitchurch, Bristol last week, sparking a missing ferret appeal.
But on Friday night, the "quite a large chap for a ferret" snuck in and snuggled up in the bed of a Bristol couple as the storm battered the city outside.
And since being found, he's been nicknamed "Snoozy" by those caring for him because he's done nothing but sleep, Bristol Live reports.
When the baffled couple realised there was a furry animal in their bed, they called the local vets.
Highcroft Vets checked him over on Saturday, and christened him "Stinky Pete" after the character in Toy Story.
But his perpetual dozing led to a renaming when he was transferred to the Bristol Animal Rescue Centre.
30 Nov 2021
An escaped ferret has been reunited with its owners after Storm Arwen drove it into a random couple's bed
The creature slipped out of its owner's home in Whitchurch, Bristol last week, sparking a missing ferret appeal.
But on Friday night, the "quite a large chap for a ferret" snuck in and snuggled up in the bed of a Bristol couple as the storm battered the city outside.
And since being found, he's been nicknamed "Snoozy" by those caring for him because he's done nothing but sleep, Bristol Live reports.
When the baffled couple realised there was a furry animal in their bed, they called the local vets.
Highcroft Vets checked him over on Saturday, and christened him "Stinky Pete" after the character in Toy Story.
But his perpetual dozing led to a renaming when he was transferred to the Bristol Animal Rescue Centre.
"Snoozy", who is described as "quite a large chap for a ferret", was driven into his owner's bed by Storm Arwen
The storm passed over Bristol Friday and Saturday, leaving a trail of destruction
Highcroft Vets said they have been swarmed with ferret-related calls after putting pictures of "Snoozy" on Facebook.
They have asked people to stop calling.
“It must have been quite a shock for the couple,” said a spokesperson for Bristol ARC.
“Ferrets are really clever and love to escape, and they are terrific diggers, so it’s actually quite hard to keep them contained sometimes.
“Obviously he’s got out but found himself at night in the big, cold winter storm so has found a catflap and gone inside to get warm and dry.
Highcroft Vets said they have been swarmed with ferret-related calls after putting pictures of "Snoozy" on Facebook.
They have asked people to stop calling.
“It must have been quite a shock for the couple,” said a spokesperson for Bristol ARC.
“Ferrets are really clever and love to escape, and they are terrific diggers, so it’s actually quite hard to keep them contained sometimes.
“Obviously he’s got out but found himself at night in the big, cold winter storm so has found a catflap and gone inside to get warm and dry.
Storm Arwen: Body count rises as hundreds of sea creatures wash up on Scottish beach
The death toll of sea life killed by deadly Storm Arwen continues to mount up as hundreds of starfish and other creatures wash up on a beach on the north-east coast of Scotland.
By Ilona Amos
Wednesday, 1st December 2021
Shocking pictures taken near Nairn, on the Moray Firth, show piles of stranded starfish, crabs and shellfish flung up along a large area of the shoreline in the aftermath of last weekend’s extreme weather.
The photographs were taken by Charlie Maciejewski, from Inverness, during a walk at Culbin Sands.
He said the washed-up creatures covered a 100m stretch of sand on the beach.
It is not known if any survived the stranding.
The weekend’s harsh weather, which saw winds of nearly 100mph and massive waves battering the coastline during Storm Arwen – the first official storm of the season – has been blamed.
The discovery comes following the death of more than 800 grey seal pups at a nature reserve in the Scottish Borders.
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The death toll of sea life killed by deadly Storm Arwen continues to mount up as hundreds of starfish and other creatures wash up on a beach on the north-east coast of Scotland.
By Ilona Amos
Wednesday, 1st December 2021
Shocking pictures taken near Nairn, on the Moray Firth, show piles of stranded starfish, crabs and shellfish flung up along a large area of the shoreline in the aftermath of last weekend’s extreme weather.
The photographs were taken by Charlie Maciejewski, from Inverness, during a walk at Culbin Sands.
He said the washed-up creatures covered a 100m stretch of sand on the beach.
It is not known if any survived the stranding.
The weekend’s harsh weather, which saw winds of nearly 100mph and massive waves battering the coastline during Storm Arwen – the first official storm of the season – has been blamed.
The discovery comes following the death of more than 800 grey seal pups at a nature reserve in the Scottish Borders.
Read MoreHundreds of seal pups killed after Storm Arwen batters nature reserve on Scottis..
Charlie Maciejewski, from Inverness, was out walking at Culbin Sands when he discovered the stranded sea creatures - which stretched across a 100m expanse of sand on the Moray Firth coast
Hundreds of bodies were discovered in the water in a small area of bay at Pettico Wick, at St Abb’s Head, with many more washing up on the shore.
It is thought around 40 per cent of all the young in the colony perished during Storm Arwen, which struck at the height of pupping season for the species.
Rangers at the National Trust for Scotland, which manages the reserve, said the scale of the devastation was unprecedented.
Ciaran Hatsell, who works at the site, said the storm had left a "pretty grim scene" in its wake.
Hundreds of bodies were discovered in the water in a small area of bay at Pettico Wick, at St Abb’s Head, with many more washing up on the shore.
It is thought around 40 per cent of all the young in the colony perished during Storm Arwen, which struck at the height of pupping season for the species.
Rangers at the National Trust for Scotland, which manages the reserve, said the scale of the devastation was unprecedented.
Ciaran Hatsell, who works at the site, said the storm had left a "pretty grim scene" in its wake.
Hundreds of starfish and other sea creatures were washed up on the beach at Culbin Sands, a nature reserve about five miles east of Nairn, in the aftermath of Storm Arwen. Picture: Charlie Maciejewski
"To see piles of dead pups in the water – just bodies floating – was really hard to see,” he said.
"To see piles of dead pups in the water – just bodies floating – was really hard to see,” he said.
Winds nearing 100mph and massive waves battered the east coast of Scotland during Storm Arwen, leaving a trail of devastation and dead wildlife in its wake - including countless sea creatures and shellfish in the Moray Firth and more than 800 seal pups at a nature reserve at in the Scottish Borders. Picture: Charlie Maciejewski
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