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Hats Off to Newhouse Wildlife Rescue and several other Wildlife Rehabilitators for rescuing this poor fox who had a ring of plastic stuck on his neck for a year in Massachusetts! The helpless fox was spotted many times over the year, but he was very agile and hard to capture. His health begin to deteriorate, and he got mange an other infections.
In early April, a kind resident alerted rescuers to a sighting where the fox could be contained. Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc., Wildlife Rehabber Charlotte Briggs, and Newhouse Wildlife Rescue all worked together to rescue the fox, remove the plastic ring, and assess and treat his injuries. It has been touch and go with the poor fox’s recovery. His skin is in rough shape, and his tail has exposed tendons and ligaments. He is dealing with a bad infection and GI bleed and needed a blood transfusion. He is being treated for mange, severe anemia, septicemia, and rodenticide poisoning. Newhouse Wildlife Rescue is optimistic about his recovery.
This is why we urge everyone to trash your trash properly including all food packaging and containers. Wildlife can easily get stuck in food bags and containers while searching for food, and there is usually no one around to help them. Cut up all food bags, punch holes in containers, and discard containers with lids tightly screwed on. If you see an animal in distress, please contact a local wildlife rescue group.
Many thanks to all the wildlife rescue groups that take the time and interest to help stranded and injured animals. It is very expensive to house and rehab and medically treat injured animals, so please help out with a donation to these wonderful groups, if you can. Let’s all work together to prevent suffocation for our pets, livestock, and wildlife!
Photo courtesy of Newhouse Wildlife Rescue.
