21/07/11When this ostrich decided to make a bid for freedom, little did it realise the trouble it would cause. The 6ft albino bird was spotted roaming through a Dover street early in the morning by a startled scaffolder who was driving to work.
It was only eventually captured thanks to the efforts of six police officers and a team from the RSPCA. Wayne McLester, speaking to the Daily Mirror, said he "got the fright of his life" when the bird sprinted past him while he was driving to work at 6.30am.
The 21-year-old said: 'It just stopped in front of my van and stared at me.
'I was about to try to catch it when I remembered a wildlife show which said ostriches could kill a lion with a kick, so I stayed in my van.'
Before calling the emergency services the scaffolder used his van to herd the bird into a car park. He then took these pictures and watched six police officers nervously surround it.
'They waited a good hour trying to contain the ostrich before the RSPCA arrived and took it away,' said Mr McLester.
It is not known where the ostrich escaped from.
But as there are breeders in the area supplying ostrich meat to a growing market, it seems it made a sensible decision in making a bid for freedom.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015423/In-flap-Rescue-team-called-catch-ostrich-running-loose-streets-Dover.html#ixzz1ST5eYFHI
It was only eventually captured thanks to the efforts of six police officers and a team from the RSPCA. Wayne McLester, speaking to the Daily Mirror, said he "got the fright of his life" when the bird sprinted past him while he was driving to work at 6.30am.
The 21-year-old said: 'It just stopped in front of my van and stared at me.
'I was about to try to catch it when I remembered a wildlife show which said ostriches could kill a lion with a kick, so I stayed in my van.'
Before calling the emergency services the scaffolder used his van to herd the bird into a car park. He then took these pictures and watched six police officers nervously surround it.
'They waited a good hour trying to contain the ostrich before the RSPCA arrived and took it away,' said Mr McLester.
It is not known where the ostrich escaped from.
But as there are breeders in the area supplying ostrich meat to a growing market, it seems it made a sensible decision in making a bid for freedom.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015423/In-flap-Rescue-team-called-catch-ostrich-running-loose-streets-Dover.html#ixzz1ST5eYFHI
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