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Headline: Please Help Me, I’m A Lid-dle Stuck! Headstrong Young Fox Gets His Head Stuck In A Bin Lid

Caption: A young fox who trapped his head in the lid of a school bin has been rescued by the RSPCA. Staff at Saracens High School in Barnet, North West London spotted the trapped wild animal in the school grounds last Friday (17 May), and called the RSPCA for help. RSPCA Animal Collection Officer Mariam Adwan said: “This juvenile fox had got himself into a real pickle! Somehow he’d managed to put his head through the hole in the lid of the bin, but then couldn’t get out. He was really scared, poor thing. “I managed to calm him down and checked whether I could gently ease him out, but his cheeks seemed to be the sticking point. This wasn’t going to be an easy rescue and I had to to find a solution fast. “It took a hacksaw blade to get him out. Protecting the fox with one of my hands, I carefully cut a T-shaped slit to open up the hole in the lid. Once I had done that he came out easily and following a quick check up at the vet, I was happy to learn he was unscathed by his ordeal. “The school was sure he was part of a fox family that lives on the school grounds, so I was able to release him close to his home. It was clear he knew exactly where he was because he headed straight for the den and I hope is now reunited with his family.”

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