{"id":3860,"date":"2023-07-14T09:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T09:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news-baby-hare-who-travelled-from-durham-in-backpack\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T11:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:07:49","slug":"baby-hare-who-travelled-from-durham-in-backpack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news\/baby-hare-who-travelled-from-durham-in-backpack\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby hare who travelled from Durham in backpack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"paragraph-4732\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--content-with-summary paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-content-with-summary field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">We are currently caring for a baby hare who travelled from Durham to Alexandria in an unsuspecting member of the public\u2019s backpack.<\/p>\n<p>The leveret was found in a property in Gartocharn on 3 July by the resident after he appeared in one of the bedrooms.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The member of the public contacted us and&nbsp;we&nbsp;collected the young animal and took him to our National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross, Alloa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Centre manager, Chris Hogsden, said, \u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a mystery how this leveret ended up in the house.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the residents had recently returned from Durham and we think the hare might have been hiding in their backpack unbeknownst to them. They travelled straight from Durham to Alexandria so there was no other stop where they could have picked up this tiny hitchhiker!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leveret was, understandably, quite stressed at first and a bit underweight.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took the decision to move him to an outdoor aviary enclosure and found the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world really helped to calm him down and get him to settle.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs he was so young and underweight he was initially on milk feeds but he\u2019s now reached a healthy weight and will soon be weaned.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hopeful that he\u2019s on track to be released back into the wild in a few weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone finds an animal in distress they should call our animal helpline on 03000 999 999.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are currently caring for a baby hare who travelled from Durham to Alexandria in an unsuspecting member of the public\u2019s backpack. The leveret was found in a property in Gartocharn on 3 July by the resident after he appeared in one of the bedrooms. 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