Badger Freed From Snare
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Check out our recent wildlife rescue!
On Thursday evening a member of the public contacted the USPCA to report that a young badger was in great distress, caught in a free running snare. So, our Wildlife Rescue officer Phil set off to assist it. Once Phil had freed the animal, it was taken to the USPCA Veterinary team where it was established that the young badger was dehydrated and had superficial wounds.
After a few days of treatment, Phil was able to release this badger back into its habitat. Badgers often live in family groups, so you can imagine how keen this young badger was to get back to its sett.
Our team would like to thank the member of the public who alerted us to this badger and then helped Phil with its safe release.
The USPCA recognises the necessity of capturing animals on a limited scale for a variety of reasons, however the only acceptable means of doing so is using live traps, and only when the trap is capable of restraining an animal without causing pain or injury and is visited at least every 12 hours. In our view, there is no body-grip trap which does not cause unacceptable suffering.
Should you spot injured wildlife, please contact the USPCA on 028 3025 1000
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