A man in the UK is cleaning his patio when he suddenly notices strange noises.
They seem to be coming from the space under the patio. Curious, the man removes a floorboard and can hardly believe his eyes.
There are five little balls of fur down there and they are the ones making the noises.
Wrap them up and bring them over
The man thinks they are little kittens that he sees there. But there is no sign of a mum cat anywhere in sight.
So he calls the Cat Welfare Group. The animal rescuers instruct the man to wrap the kittens in towels and bring them over as quickly as possible.
Which is exactly what the man does immediately.
A big surprise
„All I could feel was ice-cold fur. I grabbed them all, put them in an area that had already been warmed up and called our vet“,
says Lorri Baynes, head of the Cat Welfare Group, describing the arrival of the kittens.
While she is still on the phone, she picks up one of the tiny creatures to weigh it. She takes a closer look at the little creature and becomes suspicious.
What she is holding in her hands is not a kitten at all, but a baby fox.
After a brief moment of confusion, she contacts Second Chance Fox Rescue and Rehabilitation. Lorri has a big heart, but she is not an expert on foxes.
So the cubs now move to Second Chance, where they specialise in the pointy-eared wild animals.
Searching for mum
The staff at Second Chance now repeatedly check the location where the five little foxes were found.
Of course, the best thing would be to reunite the foxes with their mum. But if that doesn’t work out, the kittens don’t have to worry too much.
They will be cared for at Second Chance until they are old enough to lead an independent life in freedom.
Source: The Dodo
