The RSPCA is urging residents throughout London together with Ealing to place netting away of their gardens after an increase in animals each wild and home being wrapped up in netting with one fox cub passing away after being trapped in old pigeon netting on Popes Lane.
Animal rescuers have been known as throughout London to situations of fox cubs trapped in nets by their necks lately. One cub handed away following his ordeal after getting trapped at a location on Popes Lane on 18 April 2024.
The RSPCA was additional known as two extra instances to the identical location to rescue fox cubs earlier than the netting was lastly eliminated. The surviving fox cubs are all recuperating at South Essex Wildlife Hospital.
RSPCA animal rescue officer (ARO) Jade Guthrie mentioned: “Netted fencing and netting used for gardening or in sport might be actually harmful for animals.
Officer Guthrie added: “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”.
For info on what to do for those who see a distressed animal, click here.
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