Unusual Animal Rescue at Marks & Spencer
This is not just any animal rescue, this is an M&S animal rescue.
Hillside Animal Sanctuary was called to Marks & Spencer in Norwich after staff discovered a muntjac deer stuck within the glass barrier of a ground-floor escalator.
The store, located on Rampant Horse Street, was temporarily closed to help minimize stress on the deer, which has been named Lucy and is now recovering at one of the sanctuary's sites.
Details of the Rescue Operation
Hillside founder Wendy Valentine described the rescue, which took place at approximately 17:30 BST on Wednesday, as "certainly one to remember".
The BBC has reached out to Marks & Spencer for comment.
Ian Haywood was dispatched to free the female deer, which was subsequently transported to the sanctuary with only minor injuries.
"When Ian arrived, he said that M&S staff had done everything possible to keep the little deer as calm and quiet as possible, including shutting the store until help arrived."
"He was then able to safely free her from the glass barrier without causing further distress."
Hillside Animal Sanctuary's Role
Since its establishment in 1995, Hillside has provided refuge to more than 2,500 horses, ponies, and donkeys.
Valentine added,
"We are now called out to countless emergency deer rescues, often receiving several calls in a single day from members of the public who find road-injured deer or deer trapped in unusual and often life-threatening situations."
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