Here's a story about Woody the fox, and Yaroslav, his loving owner. Woody almost ended up on someone's collar: he was raised on a fur farm and was destined to be slain for profit. In 2015, Yaroslav showed up and got him out of there. But he didn't go full vigilante, as in Russia, owning a fur farm is somewhat legal in some places.
But once Yaroslav saw Woody, he just couldn't let that scenario happen. He talked to the owners of the fur farm and the owners agreed to give the fox to him, on the condition that he'd pay them the price of what they expected to get for his fur. Yaroslav didn't hesitate, and bought Woody out.
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During his first days with Yaroslav, Woody was hesitant and didn't want to come into contact with any person. Poor guy must've been very stressed by the quick shift of his surroundings. But after a week or so, Yaroslav found a common language with Woody, and they started to become friends. The fox spent his first month in Yaroslav's home due to quarantine, since foxes may carry diseases.
After a while, Yaroslav built a special kennel for Woody to spend his time outdoors. Woody, being the mischievous fox that he is, burrowed many tunnels and got out from time to time. But Yaroslav stressed that Woody can't sustain himself and live in the woods, since he hadn't learned all of the crucial skills due to having lived on a fur farm in his formative months.
Now, Woody is well-fed and happy with his life. He eats only natural products like meat, cottage cheese, fruits, and vegetables. His favorite food is a fruit called persimmon. It's important to stress how surprising it is that a fox found a happy life while being domesticated, since they're not exactly domestic animals in any shape or form. Yaroslav says it's not as simple as it looks. He says that it's like owning a disobedient cat and a dog all in one. In any case, Woody and the internet thank him for giving the fox a new life.
WHY IS FUR STILL LEGALLY "PRODUCED" IN THIS WORLD????? I get it when we didn't have synthetics but, my God, it's the 21st century! OUTLAW FUR EVERYWHERE!!!!!!
How could anyone want to kill this baby for something stupid like fashion? (Not that fashion is always stupid but fur is a nope.)
Its the stare. Foxes eyes look closer to humans but you see them most times nearly squinting.
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Foxes are very beautiful, but I'm glad the owner points out that they are not recommended as pets. Sure, foxes like Woody can't be returned to the wild, and being a pet is better than being killed for fur, but sharing cute photos like this online only encourages people to start wanting them as pets. Once the demand is there, foxes will be bred or trapped to supply the market, often with sad consequences. Cute otters on the internet have lead to a rise in demand for pet otters. Most pet otters are wild-born, captured as cubs with their parents killed. The rest come from the otter equivalent of puppy mills, bred from animals kept in poor conditions, just to churn out litter after litter of pups. Neither foxes, not otters, are suitable as pets, especially as indoor pets.
You are right. I'm so tired of these "hedgehog, fox...i had to take care about is now a pet" trend. It's sick! I was downvoted a lot for saying the same things here years ago, as a behavior scientist, it's an improvement, you got upvotes. Maybe it's changing.
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I was about to say 61 pictures was to much but then i saw the fox and fell in love ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Can BP please stop promoting russians or any people buying wild animals and keeping them as pets and using them to boost their Instagram?! Yeah, this one didnt get killed. How about the others? How about engaging and investing in animal rights instead? Now people go Like "oh, so cuuuuute, i want one, too!"Probably the same wearing fur.
I get ypur point that seeing these posts might influence some people to want a pet fox (which they probably won''t ultimately get, once they learn more about what's involved).. At the same time,, it might influence a lot MORE people to understand that foxes are beautiful, intelligent animals with personalities and feelings, and we shouldn't be supporting industries that raise and kill them for their fur. So there's an upside to those posts too.
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Foxes are very beautiful, but I'm glad the owner points out that they are not recommended as pets. Sure, foxes like Woody can't be returned to the wild, and being a pet is better than being killed for fur, but sharing cute photos like this online only encourages people to start wanting them as pets. Once the demand is there, foxes will be bred or trapped to supply the market, often with sad consequences. Cute otters on the internet have lead to a rise in demand for pet otters. Most pet otters are wild-born, captured as cubs with their parents killed. The rest come from the otter equivalent of puppy mills, bred from animals kept in poor conditions, just to churn out litter after litter of pups. Neither foxes, not otters, are suitable as pets, especially as indoor pets.
You are right. I'm so tired of these "hedgehog, fox...i had to take care about is now a pet" trend. It's sick! I was downvoted a lot for saying the same things here years ago, as a behavior scientist, it's an improvement, you got upvotes. Maybe it's changing.
Load More Replies... I was about to say 61 pictures was to much but then i saw the fox and fell in love ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Can BP please stop promoting russians or any people buying wild animals and keeping them as pets and using them to boost their Instagram?! Yeah, this one didnt get killed. How about the others? How about engaging and investing in animal rights instead? Now people go Like "oh, so cuuuuute, i want one, too!"Probably the same wearing fur.
I get ypur point that seeing these posts might influence some people to want a pet fox (which they probably won''t ultimately get, once they learn more about what's involved).. At the same time,, it might influence a lot MORE people to understand that foxes are beautiful, intelligent animals with personalities and feelings, and we shouldn't be supporting industries that raise and kill them for their fur. So there's an upside to those posts too.
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