The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has shared some of its most unusual and memorable animal rescues from 2025. The collection includes animals found trapped in unexpected places, such as a fox stuck in a chair and another wedged inside the engine of an Amazon delivery van.
The charity released photos showing animals and pets caught in strange situations, all of which were successfully rescued by determined RSPCA officers. One of the most surprising rescues involved a young kitten that became trapped in a sewage system in Birmingham. Staff at the site raised the alarm after hearing loud meowing coming from underground.
RSPCA Inspector Boris Lasserres and rescuer Cara Gibbon wore protective dry suits to reach the kitten, later named Olivia Twist. Cara explained that the kitten had likely fallen from a height into the sewage flow system and had been trapped there for at least three days without her mother. Olivia was taken to an animal hospital, made a full recovery, and was later rehomed.
Several foxes also needed help during the year. In January, one fox became stuck after slipping on garden furniture and trapping its paw between wooden slats in a South East London garden. Another young fox cub in Derby was discovered inside the engine of an Amazon delivery van after chewing through a cable, which caused a warning light to appear on the dashboard and alerted the driver.
Bird rescues were also common. In April, a peregrine falcon became tangled in anti-bird netting on a block of flats in Birmingham. In Ramsgate, Kent, a seagull was rescued after becoming caught in a football net, while in Sheffield a badger became stuck after wandering into a football goal.
Other rescues included a hedgehog in Cheddar, Somerset, that was injured by a string trimmer. Despite losing many of her spines, she recovered fully and was released back into the wild. In Wales, a tawny owl was rescued after getting its wing caught on a tree branch and was found hanging 20 feet above fast-flowing water in Bedwas, Caerphilly.
RSPCA superintendent Simon Osborne said 2025 was one of the charity’s busiest years. He praised the work of rescue teams, saying they help hundreds of animals every day by rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming them, often giving animals with difficult backgrounds a second chance at life.