Firefighters and animal rescue officers had to be called in to save three badgers that had crawled into a sewage tank in Lanark.
The trio were initially spotted by Scottish Water who noticed that they had curled up at the bottom of a 16ft tank.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was called in by the Scottish SPCA to assist with the mission but the crew was more than happy to help. All three of the badgers were eventually lifted to safety but were suffering from dehydration.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Station Commander Philip McDonald said: “As a humanitarian organisation, we will always assist the Scottish SPCA when required to help an animal in distress.
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"Our response can prevent members of the public putting themselves in danger by attempting to do their own rescue. Firefighters are trained for these types of incidents and we are pleased that we were able to help out in this instance."
The crew helped by lowering a ladder into the tank so an inspector could climb down and transfer the badgers safely into carriers.
Animal rescue officer, Dawn-Vale Juma continued, “One of the male badgers had managed to find shade in a tunnel so was very lively – so lively in fact that he destroyed the bottom of the cage! He was checked over and released on to a badger trail that ran parallel to the facility.
“Unfortunately, the other two badgers were exposed to the sun and were very lethargic and dehydrated. They were caught and taken to our national wildlife rescue centre at Fishcross to receive the care they needed.
“A few days later, after plenty of TLC, they were released back into the wild near to where they were found.”
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