See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:12 BST, 25 June 2026 | Updated: 00:31 BST, 25 June 2026
This is the moment an 'out-of-control' dog grabbed a duck in its mouth in the background of a BBC News interview with the RSPCA on how to be a responsible pet owner during the heatwave. BBC Breakfast was speaking to the charity's representative Lauren Bennett on the banks of the river in leafy Richmond-upon-Thames, south-west London, on Wednesday morning. She was addressing many dog owners' concerns about how to keep your pooch safe amid sweltering temperatures that may reach as high as 40C later this week. And while taking your dog swimming is likely a good way to help them cool off, viewers were shocked to see one pet snatch a duck behind where Ms Bennett was standing. The pooch can be seen in the clip, which aired live at around 7.45am on Wednesday, heading back to the river bank with a bird clenched firmly in its mouth. The dog then places the duck back on the ground but as it begins to fly away, the pet jumps straight back into the water to chase after it. An 'out-of-control' dog grabbed a duck in its mouth in the background of a BBC News interview with the RSPCA on how to be a responsible pet owner during the heatwave The pooch can be seen in the clip, which aired live at around 7.45am on Wednesday, heading back to the river bank with a bird clenched firmly in its mouthBoth the BBC and Ms Bennett appeared not to notice and the interview carried on regardless. Many viewers were amused by the clip, which they thought was ironic given the content of the BBC News interview. One user wrote: 'Seen this and my husband and I couldn't stop laughing.''Another classic BBC scene for the ages!', a second said. Another added: 'That is so bad especially considering they were interviewing someone from the RSPCA.'It comes as Britain sweltered on Wednesday on its hottest ever June day with temperatures reaching a blistering 36.1C.The 50-year record was first broken in Charlwood, Surrey, when the mercury reached 35.7C, surpassing the previous record of 35.6C set in 1976 during a ten-week heatwave, the Met Office said.The June heat record was then pushed even higher, with 36.1C recorded in Gosport, Hampshire.
