Badger survives 20-mile ride underneath car in Nottingham
The animal was eventually spotted at the QMC after travelling with a nurse to work
A badger is being looked after by the RSPCA after travelling more than 20 MILES underneath a car in Nottingham.
Children’s nurse Adele Frost had spotted the animal under her car while it was parked at her home in Heage, but thought he had run off.
The following day she travelled to work at the Queen’s Medical Centre some 20 miles away.
When she went to leave after her shift, she heard a thud and spotted the badger running away.
“He must have somehow got in the undercarriage and stayed there,” says Adele.
“I just felt disbelief really and he must have been hanging on for dear life while I made the journey to work - not knowing he was under my car!
“I’m just really pleased to hear that he is now recovering well.”
RSPCA Inspector Teresa Potter attended the location and caught the badger.
She said: “He did prove quite difficult to catch, despite being injured, and some kind members of the public helped me to confine him so that I could get him safe.
“I took him to Arnold & Carlton vets for some emergency treatment and then we transferred him to our Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre where I am pleased to report he is doing well.
“I actually can’t quite believe that he travelled such a long way - and he’s very lucky to have survived. He had an injured ear, cut leg and other bumps and scrapes but otherwise seems ok.”
He’s now receiving pain relief and it’s hoped he will be released back into the wild in the next week or so.