BRIDGETON — Where is the groundhog?

The vicious animal that terrorized Bridgeton Little League Saturday with its teeth exposed before being caged by police apparently escaped from its cage at Wilwynn Animal Hospital sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Dr. Bill McAloanan, who runs the Hopewell Township clinic, said when he showed up Sunday morning to take care of the animal, the cage left by the Bridgeton Police Department was empty, but secured.

“Inside was an empty can of cat food,’’ said McAlonan, but no animal.

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But McAlonan said he was not worried.

“If it was still around here, somebody would have seen it,’’ he said. “She may have had babies in the area and was trying to protect them on Saturday.’’

McAlonan said he has groundhogs on his farm and they come out all the time, but don’t bother anybody.

As of Monday afternoon, the groundhog was still missing.

“I don’t think there’s anything to worry about from a health standpoint,’’ said McAlonan. “I just got off the phone with the police and they told me no one was bitten on Saturday.’’

It all started with kids seeing the groundhog across from the Bridgeton Little League field.

It chased the kids, an umpire and the league president before police finally caged it and took it the veterinary hospital.