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BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Police investigate alleged attack after Hull fox death
An investigation is under way into a report that a fox was attacked after being hit by a car.A vehicle is said to have hit the animal on Dorchester Road, Hull, at about 22:50 BST on Police said it received a report that, soon afterwards, another motorist removed the fox from the middle of the road and tried to kill force said "a volunteer from a wildlife rescue group attended and the fox was subsequently transported to the vets", but it died. A spokesperson for Hull Wildlife Protectors said it was "deeply disturbed" by the incident, which happened near the junction with Ilchester said it was contacted by a member of the public who remained at the scene until volunteers they got there, the "visibly upset" caller told them that some people had got out of the vehicle and dragged the fox off the road by its hind of them got a knife from the vehicle before cutting the fox's throat and leaving the scene, the wildlife group said it was spokesperson said: "Despite this brutal action, the fox was still alive when HWP volunteers arrived."The animal died on the way to a veterinary surgery. The BBC has been shown video footage of a fox with what appears to be a large wound to its are appealing for witnesses or people with footage to get in touch with them. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Movie star Matt Damon doesn't look like this anymore
Movie star Matt Damon has stepped into his silver fox era, ditching his well-known clean-cut look. The 54-year-old sported a head full of grey hair and and a bushy beard as he attended Netflix Tudum 2025 — an event that celebrates the streaming service's fandom and 'culture-defining storytelling'. Damon headlined the event alongside actor Ben Affleck and singer Teyana Taylor. Affleck — who is Damon's best friend and co-star in upcoming crime-thriller movie The Rip — joked about Damon's unruly beard while on stage. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Credit: Kevin Winter / Getty Images 'I trusted Matt would shave the beard before Tudum — and here we are,' Affleck said. Damon has grown out his beard for his role as the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, Odysseus, for the movie adaptation of the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer. Along with growing out his beard, Damon has also grown an incredible set of abs. Topless pictures of the actor emerged in April, showing off his ripped physique, with Affleck saying he is 'kind of impressed' with how good his childhood pal looks. Matt Damon attends Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event. Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / FilmMagic 'I have to say, I have to give him respect,' Affleck said. 'As you get on in life, it's less and less easy to do this, as I can tell you, and he is getting it done. 'And I'm a little bit — yeah, I don't like it, I feel like he's upstaging me, but what are you gonna do? 'I gotta respect it. He does look pretty good, I'm kind of impressed.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Fox tests positive for rabies in Wimberley community, HCSO says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fox tested positive for rabies in Wimberley on Friday, according to the Hays County Sheriff's Office. HCSO said in a social media post that a fox 'was found exhibiting abnormal behavior' in the Palo Pinto Path in Wimberley, which is near Cypress Creek. The agency said the fox was tested by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and that was when the test confirmed to be positive for the virus. 'We are asking all people to please be careful. If you come in contact with a fox please do not touch it. There has been no known human contact with this fox,' HCSO said. If anyone in the community may have come into physical contact with the fox can call HCSO, Animal Control Unit at (512) 393-7896, the Hays County Health Department Epidemiology Department at (512) 393-5520 option 3, or DSHS Zoonosis Control at (254) 778-6744, the agency said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Rescued fox 'coated in bitumen and stuck to road'
A wildlife hospital says treating a fox cub that got stuck in a container of bitumen and then to a road surface was one of its most horrific cases ever. South Essex Wildlife Hospital was called out to find the fox covered in black gloop on an industrial estate in north-east London on Thursday. It said that after hearing screeching, workers were able to locate the noise and free the three-month old cub from the container, but it then got stuck to the road. The hospital hoped to be able to free the animal this week so that it would have a chance of reuniting with its mother, who was seen trying to rescue her cub. Bitumen is made from crude oil and is mostly used as a binder in roads and the hospital called it "one of the most horrific cases we've seen in the 35+ years of wildlife rescue". Lawrie Brailey, operations manager at the hospital, said the team arrived at the site near Lea Bridge and Hackney Marshes at about 19:00 BST. Workers had looked up what to do online, and started using baby oil to try to free the fox while waiting for the professionals to arrive. It then took a rescuer and vet more than 30 minutes to free each limb from the road before the fox could be taken away. Baby oil and WD-40 was used to soften and dissolve the tar-like substance, however the hospital said its coat was so matted in some places that the fur had to be cut off. Mr Brailey said: "There is minor staining to the fur... [but] now he looks like a fox, with a couple of patches missing." However, the cub was being monitored for any toxicity effects. "He seems to be fine and is now eating, urinating and defecating," said Mr Brailey. The fox does have some damage to one of his legs and the team said it would work to start fixing it this week. The clean-up has taken more than 30 bottles of baby oil, and the hospital manager said he was just "glad" to free the stricken animal. "We see a lot of injury, death… When you go to something like that and look at that animal.. you're then left wondering what you can do, and the problem is there's not much information on what we do; it's a lot of trial and error," he said. At the incident, Mr Brailey said the cub's mother had tried to "scruff him" and "pick him up off the middle of the car park". The hospital said it did not know if the cub could be reunited with its mother, which they believed would have to take place within a week or there was a chance of rejection. If that was not possible, it would spend time with the other cubs they were treating in Essex and then be released when it was ready. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Fox cub freed from drainpipe firmly stuck on head Fox rescued from flood of oil in derelict building South Essex Wildlife Hospital
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
London fox cub coated in bitumen rescued by Essex animal hospital
A wildlife hospital says treating a fox cub that got stuck in a container of bitumen and then to a road surface was one of its most horrific cases ever. South Essex Wildlife Hospital was called out to find the fox covered in black gloop on an industrial estate in north-east London on Thursday. It said that after hearing screeching, workers were able to locate the noise and free the three-month old cub from the container, but it then got stuck to the hospital hoped to be able to free the animal this week so that it would have a chance of reuniting with its mother, who was seen trying to rescue her cub. Bitumen is made from crude oil and is mostly used as a binder in roads and the hospital called it "one of the most horrific cases we've seen in the 35+ years of wildlife rescue".Lawrie Brailey, operations manager at the hospital, said the team arrived at the site near Lea Bridge and Hackney Marshes at about 19:00 had looked up what to do online, and started using baby oil to try to free the fox while waiting for the professionals to arrive. It then took a rescuer and vet more than 30 minutes to free each limb from the road before the fox could be taken oil and WD-40 was used to soften and dissolve the tar-like substance, however the hospital said its coat was so matted in some places that the fur had to be cut off. Mr Brailey said: "There is minor staining to the fur... [but] now he looks like a fox, with a couple of patches missing." However, the cub was being monitored for any toxicity effects. "He seems to be fine and is now eating, urinating and defecating," said Mr fox does have some damage to one of his legs and the team said it would work to start fixing it this week. The clean-up has taken more than 30 bottles of baby oil, and the hospital manager said he was just "glad" to free the stricken animal."We see a lot of injury, death… When you go to something like that and look at that animal.. you're then left wondering what you can do, and the problem is there's not much information on what we do; it's a lot of trial and error," he the incident, Mr Brailey said the cub's mother had tried to "scruff him" and "pick him up off the middle of the car park". The hospital said it did not know if the cub could be reunited with its mother, which they believed would have to take place within a week or there was a chance of that was not possible, it would spend time with the other cubs they were treating in Essex and then be released when it was ready. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
