Happy ending for hedgehog left trapped in netting

A hedgehog has been rescued after getting tangled in netting in the Wakefield area.
The poor hedgehog was trapped in netting.The poor hedgehog was trapped in netting.
The poor hedgehog was trapped in netting.

The lucky hog was spotted by a dog called Keith on a walk with his owners in Wrenthorpe last Friday.

RSPCA inspector Kris Walker said: “This hog was in big trouble when Keith sniffed him out.

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“His feet were only just touching the floor and he had absolutely no way of freeing himself.

“He was lucky that Keith - and his owners - came across him when they did.”

They called the RSPCA and Kris went straight out to help.

“I was able to get him out of the net and thankfully he wasn’t injured so he was able to be released straight away,” he said.

“Quite often with incidents like this the animal has tried so hard to free themselves that they’re badly hurt, sometimes even fatally so.

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“As wildlife frequently gets trapped during the night, they may have been struggling for hours and hours by the time they are found in the morning and often need veterinary attention and sedation to cut them free.

“We urge everyone to put sports equipment like this away when it’s not in use and dispose of old netting responsibly by cutting it up to make it safe. It only takes a few minutes and it could save an animal from suffering.”

Garden netting, like pond or fruit netting, can also be a real hazard to wild animals like hedgehogs and the RSPCA recommends replacing these with solid metal mesh.