I HATE selfish fishermen

Oh that's awful. Hope your poor dog will be ok. There's no excuse for leaving stuff like that behind.

Most plastic and pollution in the ocean is generated by the fishing industry, plus the extinction of species. There should be a ban on polluting industrial fishing and polluting the of ocean should be criminal offences. Sorry about your dog, and sorry for the millions of other creatures affected.

Awww. Your poor dog. So unfair due to inconsiderate fishers

Oh that's awful, wishing him a full recovery xx

I am sorry to hear about your poor dog. I hope he will soon be feeling better. Some of the sea fisherman are bad enough but we see discarded hooks and line at our local lake too. Ducks and swans get their beaks and feet tangled up in it. It's sheer lazy and thoughtless to leave it behind.

So sorry -the fisher men should be made to pay the Vet’s Bill.
They should lose their fishing licence, if there is such a thing.

So thoughtless! Unbelievable that this happens. Poor dog indeed,I wish him a speedy recovery.

Totally unacceptable , makes me furious also. I live in N. Cornwall where fishing boats go out daily and the fishermen/women are just as angry, constantly finding lines abandoned which they pick up with hooks attached.
Do hope your dog recovers well.

I agree. We live close to a beach and the pier is full of fisherman and the rubbish they leave behind is unbelievable. My DH spent about 20 minutes, last week, rescuing a seagull that had been caught in abandoned fishing line. He will take a carrier bag on his walks and pick up the rubbish which often contains fishing lines and hooks as well as empty crisp packets, cans and even fish guts. It’s disgraceful and puts people off walking along our beautiful pier.

Ziggy62

Oh that's awful, wishing him a full recovery xx

Yeah, Poor dog and poor you, what an expense?
Why did your dog swallow something like that?

What an awful thing to have happened escaped I hope your poor boy will be OK, please let us know.

Sorry to hear about your poor dog escaped hope he recovers quickly. Your purse will take longer I suspect.
Discarded fishing tackle is a menace to wild life and dogs.
Oreo my dog will swallow anything if she thinks there is food there.

That is so awful. I hope your poor dog has a speedy recovery. Lucky to have you to take care of them. Maybe you should go to the press to offer this story to make sure fishers know the consequences of their horrible actions.

Hope your dog is soon back to health.It's a dreadful thing . I think Macadia had a good idea about going to the press.

Thank you all for your kind thoughts. It has been a long and stressful day, but we got him back at 7 pm this evening.
We were referred to a specialist clinic where a very talented vet managed to pull the hook back up the oesophagus inside a tube so as not to damage anything. That saved him having abdominal surgery which is a major op. He's just a bit drowsy from the anaesthetic.
We think he swallowed the hook because it probably had a fish head attached to it.
Phew!

Here it is

Thank goodness he's alright escaped and didn't require major surgery.

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Here it is

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Poor dog, I hope he will be all right.

Discarded nets at sea trapping dolphins and other sea creatures, hooks left carelessly causing problems like this, fishing lines strangling birds or even amputating their limbs.

The fishing industry needs to clean up its act.

It really does, it’s a disgrace.
Ah a fish head attached, that’s why, some dogs will eat anything won’t they? Is it a Labrador?

I hope your boy is feeling much better today.

I hadn't realised how much mess and litter the fishermen left behind until you posted here, disgraceful. And dangerous....

It isn’t just fishermen, though. On a recent charity dog walk a lurcher came running back to its owner with its whole side ripped open. It must have ran past a broken bottle or something. Thankfully the St John’s Ambulance people bandaged it up so its owner could get it to a vets. I can’t believe the stuff that people leave behind on the beach. You also have to be careful about dead birds, too. Someone told us his dog was very ill after eating part of a dead bird he had found. It was especially bad when bird flu was around.

I'm glad your poor dog is on the mend and didn't have to have surgery. This culture these days of abandoning anything not wanted is causing a lot of unnecessary pain for animals unfortunate enough to come across the rubbish.

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Thank you for posting the x-ray, seeing the little hook really brings home the dangers posed to those of us who have dogs. Your vet sounds wonderful, I hope you are soon back out walking on the beach with your lovely dog fit and well.

Should take all their shit home with them & dispose appropriately