A roe deer had to be rescued from netting after getting its antlers stuck.
The RSPCA was called after the male deer became entangled in chicken coop netting in a field near Thirsk.
Officers managed to free the animal and release it back into the wild.
RSPCA Inspector Claire Little said: “When we arrived, the poor animal was thrashing around in a panic.
“The hen coop netting had tightly wound round his antlers and there was no way he could have freed himself on his own.
“My colleague Animal Rescue Officer Leanne Honess-Heather and I were concerned not just for the poor deer, but also for the farm’s rescued battery hens which no longer had a secure coop.
“Firstly, because the smallholding was close to a busy road, we blocked the driveway off with a truck so that the deer wouldn’t run into the road once we had released it.
“Then we very gently gathered the netting towards us, bringing the deer closer and closer, until we were able to put a towel over his head.
“This calmed him down straight away and we were able to hold him securely while we worked to free him.”
The officers used wire cutters to cut away the netting and release the deer into the surrounding fields.
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