Published 2 June 2020 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic A cow died after suffocating on a plastic carrier bag left behind at a town beauty spot. A post-mortem on the animal, found in Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge, showed it had swallowed the bag. Farmer Angelika von Heimendahl said there had been an increase in people using the area since lockdown measures were eased. She said: “Humans impose their lifestyles and other creatures have to deal with it.” Mrs von Heimendahl said the death of the cow, which was found on Thursday, was “very sad” and “not a nice way to die”. Coronavirus: Live updates from across the East of England She said it was the first time in 15 years of grazing animals at Grantchester Meadows and at Midsummer Common close to the town centre that she had lost a cow in this way. ‘Thoughtless littering’ Mrs von Heimendahl said people not being “bothered to pick up their own rubbish” was ruining efforts “to create a space where humans and animals share the enjoyment of it”. Cambridge City Council leader Lewis Herbert tweeted that he was “so sad” to hear the cow had “been… Read full this story
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