A SQUIRREL goes nuts for a disposable vape pen — laying bare Britain’s plastic crisis.
The wild rodent was seen picking up the discarded e-cigarette before chewing on the purple puffer.
A squirrel has been spotted going nuts for a disposable vape pen.
Rory Hosker, 37, filmed the shocking scene outside his flat at 9am yesterday as the squirrel scurried up to its drey in a tree with the device.
The labourer, of Leeds, said: “The irony was I was having a cigarette out my window when I saw this squirrel puffing on a vape.
“It really looked like it was trying to smoke it. I fear it could potentially die if it bites into the battery.
“Seeing that made me fear for all the other animals potentially getting hooked on the flavours.
“Littered e-cigarettes are a real issue now and only getting worse.
“I see so many in the Yorkshire Dales. They need to be banned as soon as possible as it’s a danger to nature and our planet.”
A boom in sales has meant millions of single-use vapes end up in landfill.
Their lithium batteries could be reused in electric cars and other tech.
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