Damn...that just gave me diabetes!

I just melted into my bed.

I wanna give'em some chicken.

The title does not lie. That's one extremely pleased fox.

That flea raddled mutt is so adorable. Awwww.

^Raddled? LOL ok

My sister claims that animals can't be happy but only contented. What say you?

That fox seems ecstatically happy if you ask me!

As an owner of a 20 year old cat, I disagree. There's a big difference between her content "Good, you're petting me, keep it up" and her happy "OMG, YOU'RE HOME! *bumps head against legs*" moods.
>> ^Deano:

My sister claims that animals can't be happy but only contented. What say you?

The fox is locked in a cage, no wonder he's so happy to be pet. I would be miserable living in a cage and all dirty.

now why would anyone keep a fox as pet? that's horrible. poor thing.

>> ^Powel6016:

The fox is locked in a cage, no wonder he's so happy to be pet. I would be miserable living in a cage and all dirty.


oh shut up

Happy Fox is Happy!

Happy Fox is Happy...
Cute fox is cute...
Happy sounds sound Happy...

But
A wild animal is a wild animal.
By treating this fox like a pet, they are ensuring that it will never be able to be released back into the wild. An animal with that kind of affection for humans is bound to get itself into trouble (and ultimately killed).

So what now, does it have to spend the rest of its life in the cage. Could it be tame enough to live as a pet in a home. Red foxes are predators that instinctively hunt birds, small game and animals as large as sheep. goats and small calves. It is doubtful it could be trusted around small children and definitely not other pets.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Fox

"In recent years, an escalating interest in exotic pets has drawn attention to the red fox. While the fox is a beautiful animal, people should remember that they are wild animals. Due to the fox's excitable and nervous nature, a fox makes a very unruly pet. If this knowledge is not enough to discourage attempts to make pets of foxes, people should also know that foxes have a very strong odor to their bodies and their waste, much like that of a skunk." - http://www3.northern.edu/natsource/MAMMALS/Redfox1.htm

The Tories want to murder these animals.

There is a Firefox joke in there somewhere, but I can't seem to get there without venturing into the animal cruelty.

>> ^CrushBug:

There is a Firefox joke in there somewhere, but I can't seem to get there without venturing into the animal cruelty.


Should have gone for Star Fox, not Firefox, it almost did a barrel roll at 24 seconds.

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>> ^Mcboinkens:
>> ^Sagemind:
Happy Fox is Happy...
Cute fox is cute...
Happy sounds sound Happy...
But
A wild animal is a wild animal.
By treating this fox like a pet, they are ensuring that it will never be able to be released back into the wild. An animal with that kind of affection for humans is bound to get itself into trouble (and ultimately killed).
All animals were "wild" once. If this fox was raised from birth in this household, it is no different than a dog, really. I'm sure it has more anti-human instincts or something like that, but I don't really see that in this video. Obviously the owner doesn't have a problem with it, and although it doesn't seem right to me, it's their choice to keep it around.


Says the person who doesn't know what Darwin and evolution are. Sure...it took thousands of years to domesticate other animals. Why shouldn't it take just one year to domesticate a fox?

Take it from someone who owns a Chaussie cat (half wild and half domestic cat), Sagemind is correct, a wild animal is a wild animal. You may be able to temper their behavior but never truly domesticate....just ask Siegfried and Roy.

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Maybe it took us thousands of years to domesticate the wolf because we didn't really know what we were doing?

There is on-going research into domesticating foxes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_silver_fox

Now that we know and understand a lot of what goes on in domesticating a wild animal, I'm sure we can do it much quicker.

It sounds hungry to me.

>> ^Sagemind:

Red foxes are predators that instinctively hunt birds, small game and animals as large as sheep. goats and small calves. It is doubtful it could be trusted around small children and definitely not other pets.


You could say this about -every- dog in the entire world. I wouldn't trust my Jack Russles alone with my cats or my young nephews even though the dogs are good natured, they are still animals. Think we should mass kill every single dog? Extreame, but a damn good point. This fox was obviously rescued as a pup and the owner has shown it such love. I applaud. Foxes have a horrible stereotype, remember that we made foxes what they are by extending our towns and cities further and further into the countryside, making a huge mess as we go. Theres bound to be urbanised foxes, because lets face it, routing through bins is going to be easier than catching your dinner.

And foxes don't go for fully grown healthy sheep it's too much effort and a waste of time. They're cunning, remember, they'll only go for the easies. The sick and the old and the newborn. Yeah it's a pain, but it's an occupational hazard for anyone keeping lifestock.

Dear Lord, what does it say about the internet when a video about an very happy fox devolves into such anger?

For all you know the fox was found injured or abandoned. And there's nothing indicating that the cage is closed on all sides. All of this clusterf--k is based off of speculation.

It's a fox. He's happy. It's cute. Take it for what it is and let up on the turning molehills into mountain ranges.

^Yeah, I was going to say that I don't know all the background information on this fox, and I can understand whatever concerns there are about whether or not the fox is a domesticated one, and what its living arrangements are and whatnot, but I posted this because it is a very cute and up-close video of a fox, first and foremost. It is a side of a fox that most people have never seen, including myself. Glad most are enjoying it for what it is.

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Peace, my friends.

I had a dog that was half huskie and half wolf. It was the most well trained and loyal dog I have ever had. I think any canine can be domesticated if you have had it since birth (or close to it) Hell a neighbor of mine has a pet deer. It hangs out in his mechanics garage and plays with the dog, and he didn't even have it since birth. It was a fawn that was on his lawn one day. He started feeding it and it hung around. After awhile he could pet it and play with it. After that it loved humans and anyone could go pet it and play with it and such.

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