Trapped fox rescued by fire specialist (From Daily Echo)
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Trapped fox rescued by fire specialist
10:46am Wednesday 30th May 2012 in Environment
The trapped fox
A FOX cub had to be rescued after getting stuck between two garages for almost two days.
Animal rescue specialist Buster Brown, from Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service was called on Monday evening to help free the young animal, which had been trapped for 36 hours.
Using chimney rods to gently reach the cub the specialist was able to work out how far away the cub was and, with permission from the owner of the garage, used a drill, hammer, bolster and chisel to remove the bricks from inside the garage wall, in Emsworth, to reach the fox.
Buster said: "Once a hole was made I realised the cub had moved slightly so I had to make another. This process took nearly two hours as I had to remove the bricks carefully to ensure I didn't injure the animal."
After the fox was rescued it was checked over by Buster and released.
Comments(10)
Solomon's Boot
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11:15am Wed 30 May 12
hulla baloo
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11:37am Wed 30 May 12
bigfella777
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12:04pm Wed 30 May 12
Smilzo
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12:26pm Wed 30 May 12
hulla baloo wrote:The more cats it eats the better.
Released to prowl the streets looking for cats and pet rabbits to eat.
Georgem
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12:36pm Wed 30 May 12
bigfella777 wrote:Only in this country would someone be reading a story about a fox when an 93 year old pensioner is beaten in her own home.
More fuss made over vermin,it should have been shot.
Solomon's Boot
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5:21pm Wed 30 May 12
Georgem wrote:Irony means NOTHING, I'm afraid Georgem. I could say that why you're sitting at your computer making comments on these stories, people are starving in the world. It means nothing whatsoever!!
bigfella777 wrote:Only in this country would someone be reading a story about a fox when an 93 year old pensioner is beaten in her own home.
More fuss made over vermin,it should have been shot.
Solomon's Boot
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6:12pm Wed 30 May 12
bigfella777 wrote:Foxes are NOT classed as 'vermin' in this country! Live and let live!
More fuss made over vermin,it should have been shot.
richard55
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8:25pm Wed 30 May 12
bigfella777 wrote:how about shooting you.your a waste of space
More fuss made over vermin,it should have been shot.
Georgem
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11:03am Thu 31 May 12
Solomon's Boot wrote:It's aimed at bigfella77, who made the same comment - without a tongue in cheek - on another story.
Georgem wrote:Irony means NOTHING, I'm afraid Georgem. I could say that why you're sitting at your computer making comments on these stories, people are starving in the world. It means nothing whatsoever!!
bigfella777 wrote:Only in this country would someone be reading a story about a fox when an 93 year old pensioner is beaten in her own home.
More fuss made over vermin,it should have been shot.
jimmy.little says...
10:51am Wed 30 May 12