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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

Man banned from keeping animals after giving ‘rescued’ birds marijuana and painting their claws with nail polish

Lee Jefferson had failed to seek medical treatment for two wild birds he was keeping in his house - (RSPCA)

A Scarborough man who took a bubble bath with an injured bird, gave it marijuana and painted another bird’s nails with glitter nail polish has been banned from keeping wild animals.

Lee Jefferson, 30, failed to seek veterinary treatment for a wood pigeon and a jackdaw that he had collected and kept in a “puppy pen” at his home in Malton, North Yorkshire.

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