A Rare Antelope Dies After Choking on a Plastic Cap at Tennessee Zoo

“Humans pump out one million plastic bottles every minute — that’s over 2,500 billion plastic caps alone every single year,” said Sian Sutherland, co-founder of Plastic Health Council. “Add to that the annual 200 million Tetra Paks and countless plastic pouches. It is inevitable these billions of little unwanted pieces of plastic will end up harming animals both on land and in our oceans.”

She added: “Like brightly colored berries, they appear to be food. And the consequences are fatal.”

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