The RSPCA have successfully rescued two fox cubs tangled up in netting from a back garden in Stanmore.
The young foxes were trapped by their necks in cricket netting on Morley Crescent, while their mum watched helplessly as they tried to struggle free.
RSPCA Inspector Mike Beaman attended the scene after the resident called the RSPCA on 8 April. He said: “The poor cubs had got themselves tangled up while trying to escape. We don’t know how long they’d been there as the caller had been away and found them when he returned that morning and called us to help.
“Their poor mum was frantic trying to help the cubs, lucky she didn’t get tangled up herself trying to free them.
“I managed to cut the netting free from around their necks and their front paws, put them in a cat basket one by one, then released them near the garden. I could hear them calling to their mum and she was replying as they ran off.
“Netted fencing and netting used for gardening or in sport can be really dangerous for animals.
“We would urge those using netting for sports to remove and store all nets after their game and put any discarded or old netting safely in a bin. Any garden netting, such as pond netting, should be replaced with solid metal mesh”.
The RSPCA has launched a new campaign For Every Kind, urging people to care about the lives of every animal and carry out one million acts of kindness for animals to mark its 200th anniversary. To find out your kind of kindness and turn it into action for animals visit: rspca.org.uk/everykind.
For advice on what to do if you see a wild animal in distress, please visit the RSPCA’s website.
