Rescuers
from the Wildlife Aid Foundation (WAF) veterinary hospital in Leatherhead,
Surrey, are used to being called out at all hours of the day and night to tackle
wildlife emergencies – and road traffic accidents involving wild animals are
among the most common. So, when the charity’s rescue team was dispatched to an
RTA in nearby Byfleet on Saturday night the last thing they were expecting was
to end up delivering the first foxcubs of 2015 - and the first multiple fox cub
birth by caesarian section!
Called out to deal with a female fox lying in
the road, WAF’s senior vet nurse Lucy Kells and wildlife rescuer Sean found the
animal in a very bad state, with serious head injuries. Says Lucy: “There were
seven people standing around the fox in a circle, taking care of her until we
arrived. We rushed her back to our veterinary hospital in Leatherhead but she
was in a very bad way and she had several fits en-route.” | 
