Badger dies after being hit by vehicle in Derbyshire
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Mid-Derbyshire Badger Group rescued the badger after it was hit by a vehicle in Bakewell on Tuesday night (January 21).
A bus driver alerted the group to the injured badger, who was named Barnabus in his honour.
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Hide AdThe concussed badger was rushed to a vets 25 miles away, and was found to have lost a tooth in the accident.
The group updated their social media yesterday morning, to say that Barnabus was doing ‘far better’, and was on pain relief.
However, a further post was made this morning to inform people that Barnabus had deteriorated during the night, and had to be put to sleep.
The post said: “Barnabus deteriorated during the night and had seizures suggesting serious brain damage and has been put to sleep to save him suffering— feel quite upset but we did our best.”
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