The RSPCA had to rescue a juvenile goose in Leicestershire after the bird fell down a cattle grid and became trapped.
Last Monday (26 June), at around 6.30am, a member of the public was walking their dog in Glen Road, Little Stretton, when they spotted a small group of Canada geese gathered around a cattle grid. The dog walker went over to investigate and realised that the geese were in ‘a flap’ as a juvenile goose had fallen through the bars of the cattle grid and had become trapped.
Thankfully, the member of public called the RSPCA for help and inspector Herchy Boal raced to the scene.
“It was very difficult to reach the poor bird and everytime I tried to get near him he would panic and thrash around,” she said.
“Finally, I managed to grab him and hold his wings together and coax him out through the bars. It was a tight squeeze but I eventually managed to bring the goose to safety.
“In his panic, there was a superficial graze on the bird’s wing but other than that, the goose was completely unharmed and I was able to release him on a nearby lake where I was quite certain the goose and his friends had come from.
“It was my first job of the day that morning and by the end of it I was absolutely covered in mud and blood but despite that, saving this little goose was the best way to start the day!”
The RSPCA said that about 40 per cent of incidents reported to them concern wildlife – and last year, the charity received calls about more than 100,000 wild animals in need – 11 every hour.
