Release of 1000 black balloons from London's Millennium bridge

[Purplepixii]

I have just sent the following email to warner bros along with an leaflet from the RSPCA website attached. I am furious!


Good afternoon

As an avid Harry Potter fan and a wildlife & conservation degree
student I was horrified today to read about the release of 1000
balloons in London by Harry Potter actors to promote a competition.

I respectfully draw your attention to the attached file and url
regarding the impact balloon releases have on our environment and hope
that you will cease to use this irresponsible method in the future.

Marine Conservation Society: Balloon Releases: Pollution Factsheet

Yours sincerely

[loripo]

There must be alternatives - in this case not even all of the balloons carried the 'prize' of an entry to a draw.
There is a leaflet anf poster you can download on:-
don't let go

Let's hope they reply.

[Wild-Woman]

I think this could be regarded as littering - which I believe is breaking the law!

[captain nodge]

Brilliant well done Warner bros should be fined, so should anyone that
releases balloons in a marine enviroment,
we try and keep our river clean here in Rye, and are forever finding remnants
of them,
next time they have a raft race here they are going to have to find an
alternative to balloons filled with flour, and condoms too!!

Nice one keep up the good work,Nodge


ignorance is no excuse!!!!!!!!!!!!

[danthekeeper]

Originally Posted by captain nodge

Brilliant well done Warner bros should be fined, so should anyone that
releases balloons in a marine enviroment,

I agree entirely but I think the mass release of balloons anywhere should be banned, every year I find numerous remnants of balloons on the estate and I hate to think of the impact this has on our environment not to mention live stock

[BloomingMarvellous]

Look what happened to Peppa Pig.



Bet there was tears.

[captain nodge]

In an ideal world all deadly trash should be banned,
we even see the trawler boats chucking latex gloves
overboard, grrrr makes me so mad iwant to take the
paul watson option, sink the b*****ds, but no, more pollution

[Adam Cheeseman]

Can't be as bad as what the Chinese did at New Year! How many balloons?

[captain nodge]

Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman

Can't be as bad as what the Chinese did at New Year! How many balloons?

wonder if they use the bio degradeable ones, doubt it,
they also had a massive diesel pipeline rupture yesteday
15000 litres was heading for the yellow river,

[danthekeeper]

Originally Posted by captain nodge

In an ideal world all deadly trash should be banned,
we even see the trawler boats chucking latex gloves
overboard, grrrr makes me so mad iwant to take the
paul watson option, sink the b*****ds, but no, more pollution

I totally agree and if people realised how much rubbish is flytipped into our enviroment then the penalties for this idiotic act would be more seriouse.
On that note I found a mazda mx3 burnt out 15 truck tyres and an old lorry sheet dumped in our big wood this morning

I do wonder though if the only person Paul Watson is likely to sink is himself