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I went out last night to check in on the fox kits. Sadly, I only saw two of the four kits who were out last weekend. I’m not sure what happened but I found this and was so pissed off I could spit. Someone thought slipping a bucket of dog food under the fence was a good idea. I managed to reach it and remove it – swearing a LOT.
Although these are urban foxes and fantastic hunters and scavengers, feeding any wild animals puts them at risk. A fox that thinks dog food is food will be lured by the scent of it left out in yards for pets which can potentially create a fatal conflict where the dog kills the fox, chases the fox into traffic, or is labelled a nuisance by the city and “euthanised” Feeding them also makes them then think they can approach humans for food and can lead to them being more easily hunted or approaching children which just gets everyones shit in a knot. DON’T FEED THE WILD ANIMALS! You might as well shoot them yourself fir all the good you think you’re doing.
/RANT
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