Wow. Sounds like they need some population control!
Whaaaa?!!!
You mean for the people!!! :winkgrin:
population control I mean!!!
Poor thing musta been hungry…
:uhoh:
What? But foxes are kind, gentle wild creatures that should be protected! The girls must have done something to provoke them.
</sarcasm>
Last month, a rabid fox in our area attacked two men before being shot by a police officer.
I don’t think rabies is a concern.
But yeah, animals who are desperate, do desperate things.
Why pray, were they desperate ?
Overpopulation and the wildlife are the losers! Oh well, what can a city fox do…?
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I don’t think rabies is a concern.
But yeah, animals who are desperate, do desperate things.[/QUOTE]
Did this happen in England? I’m pretty sure England is a rabies free country.
Wow, they have quite a population of foxes in the cities according to that article.
I wonder if this is getting worse since they banned hunting?
desperate? a fox in the middle of a big city would probably be pretty darn hungry, it is breeding season. and a 9mo old baby is what, 18 lbs or so? and in a crib. I can’t imagine a 8-12lb fox is gonna take one on w/o being pretty hungry.
Get real - why do you think they are in the city. Pickings are GOOD !
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/foxes-london.html
Fox are extremely adaptable and love urban and suburban life. They’re fat and happy in the burbs. Lots of species love the burbs and cities. Plenty of cover and shelter, no predators, lots of food. It’s heaven.
I doubt the fox mauled the children thinking they were dinner or because they were “desperate”. They may have just wandered in and looked around and gone exploring. They’re intensely curious animals. If the local foxes are accustomed to humans and have lost their fear of humans and pets, they might not think twice about entering an open door.
Motion or smell could have attracted them to the children and simply acting curious (pawing, scratching) could have inflicted serious damage. No malice intended, and no starvation. Just acting like foxes.
I suppose it is possible that the animal was acting oddly due to disease or injury as well.
A pet dog or cat can inflict serious damage to a small child even in play and without any intent to harm. Things happen. Foxes have teeth and claws and can hurt small animals and children just like pet dogs can. It’s just the way of things.
I hope the children recover without complications or scars.
It could also have been attracted to the smell of MILK on the clothing, bedding and children’s faces. One of the things that pushed the ferret ban through in California was the case a a baby having half its face eaten off by the family ferret that got in the crib at night attracted to the smell of milk (I saw the case on Discovery Health), really screwed up situation. The real question is HOW did it get in the house?
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Did this happen in England? I’m pretty sure England is a rabies free country.[/QUOTE]
Clearly, you’ve never been to a Manchester United vs Chelsea game. :lol:
a freak thing to happen but thats life things do happen when we least expect themand things happen out of our control this is just one of those wierd things
poor kids
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I doubt the fox mauled the children thinking they were dinner or because they were “desperate”. They may have just wandered in and looked around and gone exploring. They’re intensely curious animals. If the local foxes are accustomed to humans and have lost their fear of humans and pets, they might not think twice about entering an open door. [/QUOTE]
Well, “good” thing the UK doesn’t let people chase those fox around on horseback anymore. Maybe if they had to run from humans (and their pets) once in a while, the fox would be less inclined to let themselves in and stroll around the human’s house (and chew on their children).
27 fox per square mile in urban areas? that’s alot. I live in the country and while we have a few, we don’t even have that many.
No - you’ve got coyotes instead !
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/fsheet_faq_notice/fs_wscoyote.pdf
Yeah, moe likely not desperate i guess in london. Around here all the fox are so shy, i can’t imagine one comin in the house w/o a real desperation, but there, I guess they are not so suspicous of humans.
Oh, LexInVa, that was VERY, VERY funny! Especially in the light of the current World Cup! I’m showing that post to my hubby, an ex-WEG-girls-soccer coach. We have the games on right now, and will, until they are over!!! LOL!
