The nursing staff at a retirement home near Vienna are probably quite surprised at what they discover under a senior citizen’s duvet.
To get a bit of company – or simply to do a good deed – one senior citizen has come up with a rather creative and unconventional solution.
It’s sooo cosy here!
It’s nice and warm, dry and cosy under the duvet – much better than in a foxhole, thought the little baby fox that staff at the retirement home found in the rescuer’s room.
The woman found the little fellow defenceless and simply took him with her! It’s much better to live with two..
Unfortunately, their cosy get-together doesn’t last long. Thanks to Tierschutz Austria, the little vixen is now in the care of an animal welfare centre in Vösendorf, near Vienna.
Although the act of hiding a fox in a bed is against the rules, Stephan Scheidl, head of the animal shelter, has to admit that the furry animal would probably not have survived without the courageous intervention of the senior citizen:
„It’s definitely a good thing that the little fox was found, because at such a young age he wouldn’t have survived on his own.“
He is now receiving medical treatment and being prepared for release into the wild. But it may still be a while before that happens.
Cap or Robin Hood?
In the meantime, Tierschutz Austria has launched an appeal online: a name is needed!
The social media community should help with the decision. Cap or Robin Hood? A vote is held on Facebook.
But the feedback shows that the final decision should be left to the lady who found the baby fox.
And she decides in favour of the shorter version. Together with the fox Juniper, who also lives at the shelter, little Cap can now recover.
By the way: although we don’t see them that often, there are quite a few foxes on the busy streets.
In Berlin, for example, there are estimated to be up to 11,000 of the reddish-brown animals. Their diet includes mice and rats, but also fallen fruit and rubbish.
Although they are very cute animals, caution is advised. They are often carriers of diseases.
Moreover, keeping a wild fox as a pet is anything but species-appropriate.
Source: Deine Tierwelt magazine
