[LINK] "‘Abandoned lobster dubbed ‘Mickey’ dies"
I reported yesterday on a lobster stranded in a St. Catherines parking lot and rescued by the local humane society. Sad news: as reported by The Globe and Mail, the lobster died overnight.
The Lincoln County Humane Society in St. Catharines sent out a tweet Thursday saying the crustacean - dubbed Mickey - died overnight.
The lobster’s predicament became national news after it was discovered Wednesday in the parking lot in the southern Ontario community.
The humane society’s executive director Kevin Strooband had said the restaurant doesn’t serve lobster and it was suspected the crustacean was left there as an April Fool’s Day prank.
The animal shelter had been making plans to send the lobster back to Atlantic Canada, where it presumably came from.
But now those hopes are dashed, although the humane society said on Twitter that it had received three offers to get Mickey home.
“Sad news, Mickey the Lobster has died, he died in peace and quiet over night, but had 3 offers to fly out east. Thanks for the well wishes,” the tweet said.
The Lincoln County Humane Society in St. Catharines sent out a tweet Thursday saying the crustacean - dubbed Mickey - died overnight.
The lobster’s predicament became national news after it was discovered Wednesday in the parking lot in the southern Ontario community.
The humane society’s executive director Kevin Strooband had said the restaurant doesn’t serve lobster and it was suspected the crustacean was left there as an April Fool’s Day prank.
The animal shelter had been making plans to send the lobster back to Atlantic Canada, where it presumably came from.
But now those hopes are dashed, although the humane society said on Twitter that it had received three offers to get Mickey home.
“Sad news, Mickey the Lobster has died, he died in peace and quiet over night, but had 3 offers to fly out east. Thanks for the well wishes,” the tweet said.