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Fox freed from University of Hertfordshire floorboard | Fox freed from University of Hertfordshire floorboard |
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The RSPCA has said it was "faced with a very odd sight" when called to rescue a fox trapped in a floorboard. | |
Builders spotted the trapped animal's head poking out of a hole in the floor while renovating an office. | Builders spotted the trapped animal's head poking out of a hole in the floor while renovating an office. |
It is thought the fox was trying to wriggle through a section of flooring when it became stuck at the de Havilland campus in Hatfield. | It is thought the fox was trying to wriggle through a section of flooring when it became stuck at the de Havilland campus in Hatfield. |
RSPCA animal welfare officer Kate Wright, who freed the animal, said: "I just had these big eyes staring at me." | RSPCA animal welfare officer Kate Wright, who freed the animal, said: "I just had these big eyes staring at me." |
'Pride was hurt' | 'Pride was hurt' |
She added: "Here was this fox's head poking out of a floor and he was so jammed he couldn't move. | |
"I actually think he had quite an embarrassed expression on his face." | "I actually think he had quite an embarrassed expression on his face." |
After builders used crowbars to pull up the flooring panel, the animal was pulled free, transferred to a cage and released at a safe location nearby. | After builders used crowbars to pull up the flooring panel, the animal was pulled free, transferred to a cage and released at a safe location nearby. |
Ms Wright added: "I had to get to the scruff of his neck while trying to avoid wires and eventually after a lot of pushing, I managed to pop one ear through and then finally the next and he was free. | Ms Wright added: "I had to get to the scruff of his neck while trying to avoid wires and eventually after a lot of pushing, I managed to pop one ear through and then finally the next and he was free. |
"He was a beautiful fox, and although his neck was slightly swollen from being stuck, I think it was his pride that was hurt more than anything as he had been outfoxed by a hole." | "He was a beautiful fox, and although his neck was slightly swollen from being stuck, I think it was his pride that was hurt more than anything as he had been outfoxed by a hole." |
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