UK News 10-02-2003 who: Environmental campaigners Keep Britain Tidy what: Say litterbugs killed 69,000 animals last year when: Yesterday snippet: Twenty-six per cent of vets in Keep Britain Tidy`s survey had treated more than 100 injuries caused by litter during the last year, reports The Guardian, which illustrates its point with some distressing cases. The group put most of the blame on to teenagers, who think dropping litter "is a `cool` thing to do". [... more]

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