https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/16324/swans---who-cares As usual today a member of the public rushed into our surgery situated near the river in the town centre: picturesque. She wanted me to wade into the river and rescue an adult swan with an injured wing. Having explained the folly of such a heroic actionen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/97396?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:16:46 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:cc3f7a8b-df7b-4191-9261-2524dc195b4cMark Hedberg<p>[quote user=&quot;bob lehner&quot;]</p> <p>[quote user=&quot;Mark Hedberg&quot;]Alternatively, why not just send her the bill?[/quote]</p> <p>Blimey,&nbsp; rather harsh on the swan&nbsp; - you mean a bit like the people who kidnapped Paul Getty jnr and sent part of his ear with the ransom demand ???</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Ow, ow, ow... :p</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/97393?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 14 Sep 2013 10:31:16 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:aea8cbbd-1403-4fa8-910c-a5de09d47890Sammy82<p><img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very happy" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/97390?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 14 Sep 2013 09:31:38 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:fa7e98d8-39f3-40f0-9235-44106bbfd482bob lehner<p>[quote user=&quot;Mark Hedberg&quot;]Alternatively, why not just send her the bill?[/quote]</p> <p>Blimey,&nbsp; rather harsh on the swan&nbsp; - you mean a bit like the people who kidnapped Paul Getty jnr and sent part of his ear with the ransom demand ???</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/97382?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 13 Sep 2013 22:16:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9beb980f-1ee4-4166-9328-7ac35d3c099dLucy Fleming<p>I thought she didn&#39;t actually own them, and it was all a bit of a myth...but it&#39;s true!</p> <p>&quot;Today, the Crown retains the right to ownership of all unmarked mute swans in open water, but The Queen only exercises her ownership on certain stretches of the Thames and its surrounding tributaries.&quot;</p> <p><a target='_blank' href="http://www.royal.gov.uk/royaleventsandceremonies/swanupping/swanupping.aspx">http://www.royal.gov.uk/royaleventsandceremonies/swanupping/swanupping.aspx</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/97373?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:46:48 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:50825230-0776-441a-b78f-69eaad66e892Mark Hedberg<p>Alternatively, why not just send her the bill? :)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>