Injured Fox in my garden - what to do.

[spen666]

My house backs onto the local park which is home to numerous foxes. The foxes often use the path at the side of my house to get onto the front road where people keep there bins etc. The foxes jump the fence to get into my garden from the park.

Today when I returned home from my Sunday ride, there was a fox laid on my rear garden. It never moved when I opened the rear doors of the house, but eventually limped down to the rear of the garden and is hiding behind the garden shed. It keeps looking out from round the shed.

It is obviously scared and unable to get over the fence owing to some injury to its leg(s).

Any suggestions what to do with it, or leave it?

 

[Dayvo]

Maybe ring the RSPCA or a local vet. See what they say.

 

[Mrs M]

As above, hope it's ok.

 

[hopless500]

RSPCA. Although around here they're not always that interested

 

[sidevalve]

RSPCA are the people - if you leave it the chances are it will die slowly.

 

[vickster]

Local wildlife rescue place?

 

[LocalLad]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/487204-how-to-cook-fox-meat/

 

[Onyer]

Hit it over the head with a big stick.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Put some water out for it..

 

[NorthernDave]

Ring the RSPCA / SSPCA (depending where you live) and take it from there.
Although as @hopless500 says, the quality of response from them can vary massively.
Putting out a bowl of water would be a humane thing to do if you can do so without stressing the fox any more, or endangering yourself (it is a wild, injured animal after all)

 

[Accy cyclist]

Hit it over the head with a big stick.

Is that a serious comment?

 

[Accy cyclist]

RSPCA. Although around here they're not always that interested

If you tell them the tv cameras are there they'll do summat!

 

[Accy cyclist]

Where are the gun users on here? You know, the ones who say shooting defenceless creatures is good for conservation!

 

[vickster]

Would you rather it sufferered?

I can't imagine the RSPCA is going to come out on a Sunday evening for a fox as bad as it seems. Local wildlife rescue may (although when I've had injured birds, I've had to take them there and have to make a donation)...or pay a vet to put it down (mine has no interest in treating wild animals though)

 

[Accy cyclist]

Would you rather it sufferered?

I can't imagine the RSPCA is going to come out on a Sunday evening for a fox as bad as it seems. Local wildlife rescue may (although when I've had injured birds, I've had to take them there and have to make a donation)...or pay a vet to put it down (mine has no interest in treating wild animals though)

Show him the money and watch his interest rekindle!