The man explained that his wife and two teenagers visited an animal sanctuary/rescue while he was at work and “apparently had a good time.”
A husband and father took to Reddit to share a unique family issue that involves wildlife — and to ask other Redditors for their much-needed input.
“I guess the volunteers/workers there talked about how [the foxes] obviously can’t be released [back to the wild] and aren’t accustomed to having to live purely outside with limited human interaction,” he also said. “I admired the thought, but to my surprise, my wife seemed pretty open to the idea and said, ‘I wondered the same thing, it would be great for someone to be able to give them a home, why not us?’”
He said his daughter was also “looking into what sort of enclosure we’d have to build in our yard, [information on a fox’s] diet,” and more. He added in his post, “I tried to put my foot down and shut the whole thing down, but then they got a bit upset and said I should at least be openminded to seeing if it would make sense or not, and how could I be so heartless to the poor foxes.”One person commented, “Your wife and daughter need to ask themselves Another person noted, “From working at animal rescues myself, 100% of the time it’s the stench. Eight surrendered foxes and every time it’s ‘we can’t take the smell anymore.
“All who own or are considering owning wild animal species, exotic pet species and their hybrids should educate themselves about animal husbandry, welfare and safety requirements of these animals and about the risks that the animals may pose to humans, other animals, and ecosystems,” the policy reads, in part.
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