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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:13 PM Apr 2018

Three abandoned fox cubs adopted by farmer's dog

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-43843863

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Three abandoned fox cubs adopted by farmer's dog (Original Post) shenmue Apr 2018 OP

very cute, but why do they always assume these babes to be "abandoned by their mother"... hlthe2b Apr 2018 #1

Nice story Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #2

"we thought they were puppies, and sold two as puppies..." haele Apr 2018 #3

hlthe2b

(102,239 posts)

1. very cute, but why do they always assume these babes to be "abandoned by their mother"...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:17 PM

Apr 2018

More likely the mother was killed...

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

2. Nice story

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Mon Apr 23, 2018, 03:22 PM

Apr 2018

haele

(12,650 posts)

3. "we thought they were puppies, and sold two as puppies..."

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 04:20 PM

Apr 2018

Foxes are wild animals and ultimately do not make good pets.
Sure, they're cute and can bond to a person or family somewhat if "tamed" (because the process of taming ensures they never really emotionally grow up), but they are very destructive if indoors because it's their instinct to chew and dig dens...
The generations of "taming" it took for both dogs and cats to finally become domesticated enough to share living quarters in a genetic sense is still pretty tentative.

The cubs should have gone to a wildlife rehabilitator. And yes, while I go "ooooh" and "awwww" when I see foxes, (because they're my spirit animal), I still would refuse to have one in the house.

Haele

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