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Mariana

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23. Wild foxes aren't "caged and observed" when they bite someone.

Reply to FoxNewsSucks (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 6, 2022, 06:52 PM

Apr 2022

They are euthanized and tested as soon as possible. This is also true of bats, skunks, and raccoons.

She was just being protective and got killed for it.

It is not normal at all for a mother fox with young to bite people. It's normal for a rabid fox to bite people.

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The end of Fox News. [View all] Tomconroy Apr 2022 OP

Grrr!!! Have the bite victims just get the shots instead of killing the momma fox!! Coventina Apr 2022 #1

About $1000 to $3000 for the shots. Nt USALiberal Apr 2022 #7

SO? Coventina Apr 2022 #14

Who pays for it? Nt USALiberal Apr 2022 #15

That's what you have health insurance for. Coventina Apr 2022 #16

After your deductible! USALiberal Apr 2022 #18

So? Coventina Apr 2022 #19

Please research how animals are tested for rabies. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #21

I know how animals are tested for rabies. n/t Coventina Apr 2022 #22

Okay, so then you're angry about what? MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #28

I'm angry about the default of killing the animal out of hand. Coventina Apr 2022 #40

I'm also, always on the side of animals. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #41

Without knowing wayyyy more details than I've read so far Coventina Apr 2022 #42

I share your frustration and outrage in many cases. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #43

Thanks for being willing to talk this out with me. Coventina Apr 2022 #45

This fox was already showing signs of rabies. Mariana Apr 2022 #71

And allow the fox to spread more fatal rabies to more animals??? LeftInTX Apr 2022 #47

Please read the sub thread above. That original response was OBE. Coventina Apr 2022 #63

Isn't that standard procedure with a wild animal that likely has rabies? pnwmom Apr 2022 #56

Please read the sub thread above. That original response was OBE. Coventina Apr 2022 #64

This is why I hate most people. FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #2

Yeah. I posted that comment, and I was right. At least they found her kits. tblue37 Apr 2022 #3

No! She was rabid and suffering. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #29

We don't know that until the test results come back. Her kids are reason enough for her tblue37 Apr 2022 #32

The results are in. She tested positive. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #35

Yes, I see that now. So sad. tblue37 Apr 2022 #36

Poor little thing. Horrible disease. I am thankful MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #39

She was showing signs of rabies before they even caught her. Mariana Apr 2022 #37

Yes, I read an article about it. tblue37 Apr 2022 #38

I hate my species. We are so selfish and cruel. Coventina Apr 2022 #4

Nature seems to be heading in that direction. FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #5

Wild foxes aren't "caged and observed" when they bite someone. Mariana Apr 2022 #23

The fox had to be euthanized to test for rabies. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #24

Did the test come back already? tblue37 Apr 2022 #34

No! She was rabid and suffering. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #30

They were bitten by a "wild" animal potentially with rabies and should have been given Meowmee Apr 2022 #67

She had rabies LeftInTX Apr 2022 #48

So, you would have a wild animal caged Thtwudbeme Apr 2022 #58

I would've happily traded the fox's life for say..... Rupert Murdoch's or Tucker Swanson's. nt Carlitos Brigante Apr 2022 #6

The fox had rabies. She was suffering and had zero chance of survival. nt. Mariana Apr 2022 #26

No! frogmarch Apr 2022 #8

It was rabid and would have killed even more animals. LeftInTX Apr 2022 #49

I saw that earlier and frogmarch Apr 2022 #70

My old dog Samson always had an appropriate comment for situations like this. iscooterliberally Apr 2022 #9

DAMN!! 😥 👎 nt Raine Apr 2022 #10

Damn Solly Mack Apr 2022 #11

I'm an animal lover too, but NINE confirmed unprovoked bites? That is a very aggressive wild animal Hekate Apr 2022 #12

Yeah, that isn't normal behavior at all, even for a mother with babies. nt. Mariana Apr 2022 #13

Kits will also be put down because they probably have it. LeftInTX Apr 2022 #50

I understand that, but didn't want to be the first to say it... Hekate Apr 2022 #54

The fox has tested positive for rabies. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2022 #17

Then you should know it takes brain tissue samples MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #20

Does anyone know what will happen to the kits? totodeinhere Apr 2022 #25

The only way to test them for rabies is to kill them. Mariana Apr 2022 #27

I read they're being monitored, but I suspect you're right. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #31

I hope they don't kill them. If they are monitored for a set period of time and totodeinhere Apr 2022 #33

It's probably too risky! LeftInTX Apr 2022 #51

😿 I knew they would do that.. Meowmee Apr 2022 #44

Quarantined and observed for what? Mariana Apr 2022 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #46

The fox tested positive for rabies! LeftInTX Apr 2022 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #53

It's 100% fatal unless caught very fast, like a few days after you're bitten you need to get shots Hekate Apr 2022 #55

+1 pnwmom Apr 2022 #57

🌻 Hekate Apr 2022 #59

What do they think we do? Put every wild animal we find with rabies in an animal hospital pnwmom Apr 2022 #61

Hard to know. However before Pasteur, all 9 of the bitten humans would have died a horrible death... Hekate Apr 2022 #65

After further thought... LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #62

Thank you so much. That is very kind. I do have a skunk remedy, though... Hekate Apr 2022 #66

No, thank you! LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #68

I asked my vet once: "Don't they ever learn?" and he said, "No, they don't"... Hekate Apr 2022 #72

Rabid Fox Viewers Dorian Gray Apr 2022 #60