Yay! Great work! It's so important, especially along the coast, for us to keep it clean because as you say, animals often eat it. There is a group on Facebook called "Balloons Blow," and they clean up beaches in Florida, I think, and count how many balloons - there are always several. So they advocate for people to not do balloon releases at festivals or whatever. I'm glad you we able to collect the balloon!
Thanks for entering the contest!!