Duck injured during BBC interview attack finds permanent sanctuary home

Lupita, a duck badly injured in a dog attack caught in the background of a BBC interview about responsible pet ownership, has found a permanent home at a wildlife sanctuary. Volunteers rescued her after the widely shared footage prompted concern, and she has recovered enough to join a flock in Godmanchester.

The attack happened in Richmond upon Thames as RSPCA representative Laura Bennett spoke to BBC News. Lupita hid among reeds for about 12 hours before local wildlife watchers found and took her to a vet; X-rays showed a broken pelvis, and she also had neurological damage. After treatment including antibiotics and three weeks of recovery, volunteers concluded she might not survive back on the river. They arranged her placement at the Waterfowl Sanctuary in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, and criticised the BBC’s handling of the footage.