Toad found in bagged salad bought from grocery store

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-26 04:26:47 | Updated at 2024-10-01 04:18:32 5 days ago

Toad found in bagged salad bought from grocery store
UPI ^ | September 25, 2024 | Ben Hooper

Posted on 09/25/2024 9:15:07 PM PDT by Red Badger

Berkshire Reptile Rescue in England is caring for a toad found in a bag of salad from grocery store Waitrose. Photo courtesy of Berkshire Reptile Rescue/Facebook

Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A reptile rescue group in England is caring for a toad found in a bag of salad that was returned to a supermarket.

Berkshire Reptile Rescue said on social media that the toad was discovered in a bag of salad by a customer and returned to Waitrose in Bracknell.

Rescuer Graham Martin collected the reptile and is keeping it isolated for the time, as it is not yet clear whether it came from overseas.

"He is in a nice little box, he's got some soil and some leaves to hide in, he's got a little water bowl. I've chucked in some beetles for his dinner and he's loving life," Martin told the BBC. "I have no idea where he came from but he's happy where he is."

John Lewis Partnership, Waitrose's parent company, apologized to the customer in a statement.

"While our growers minimize pesticide use to promote sustainable farming and reduce harm to wildlife, there is a stringent sorting and washing process which should have removed this toad," the statement said. "Although this is a very rare occurrence, we are really sorry to the customer who found it."

TOPICS: Agriculture; Business/Economy; Food; Pets/Animals
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1 posted on 09/25/2024 9:15:07 PM PDT by Red Badger

To: Red Badger

2 posted on 09/25/2024 9:16:10 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)

Toads are amphibians, not reptiles.

3 posted on 09/25/2024 9:19:30 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)

To: Red Badger

England is going up in flames and then there’s this: “Berkshire Reptile Rescue in England is caring for a toad”

Glad they are taking care of toads instead of deporting the human invaders.

4 posted on 09/25/2024 9:24:31 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (May the soy boys, feminazis, and alphabet weirdos choke on the toxic fumes of our masculinity)

To: Olog-hai

You’re right! My 3rd Grade Science teacher, Mrs.Brand, would be tsk tsking me for not spotting that error sooner.

That actually looks like some kind of Tree Frog who has faded in color, due to no sun exposure.

5 posted on 09/25/2024 9:25:06 PM PDT by lee martell

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