The Canadian Press
HAMILTON–A fat beaver that got stuck in a fence in an Ontario city has been freed by the soapy hands of a municipal employee.
The City of Hamilton said an animal services officer went to a home around noon on Tuesday, where she found a beaver–carrying excess fat from hibernation–wedged between two metal bars.
The city said Sarah Mombourquette used soap to help the beaver wiggle through the bars.
It added the beaver recovered at a shelter.
The beaver since has been transferred to Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge in nearby Jordan, Ont.
The rodent needs time to recover from its injuries before it is released back into the wild.
