Animals, Lost & Found

I read yesterday that the giant inflatable pig, first featured on the cover of Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals, was found "in tatters in a desert town" after it floated away from its tethers during the Coachella Music Festival several days ago. The pig apparently bore pro-Obama political slogans, though I could not find it on this picture from Wikipedia:




I wish I had found the pig, as there was a $10,000 reward. I've found plenty of lost animals on the streets of New York, but none came with a reward. Here are a few.

You'd think someone would want at least one of these two bears:




Here's a close-up of one of the bears. Doesn't he look like he's being held ransom? "Help me! Please! Anyone?! Mommy! Help!"



What about this lion, getting seriously dissed by a guy on Grand Street? Too bad for the lion -- he certainly ain't the king of this urban jungle:




And this poor dolphin I found on 26th Street -- looks like he tried to jump that hydrant but failed:



Or this sad little rubber ducky, stuck on the top of an entrance pedestal on 18th Street:




And this unfortunate lobster, compelled against his will by some godless biker to serve as (I think) a mud-splash. Can someone call PETA?




Finally, in honor of Derby Day tomorrow, here's a horse I found on Lafayette Street:




But, alas, no reward for me.