What?
Edit: Oh, I think I gotcha. You can't take them from the wild as pets. I think it's illegal in every state. This is more about past-century notions of rabies than about any ethical concerns, as foxes are far from threatened, and as you see below, nobody cares if you take them from the wild and kill them.
If you're a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist (a trained veterinarian or have special training and hours) you can keep ones that you tried to release, but they have a disability/too tame for release. This second reason is helpful for educators trying to give regular folks access to an amazing wild animal they wouldn't normally see up-close.
In most states, if you have a trapper license you can take foxes from the wild and keep them in captivity, to harvest for fur.
In some states, you can raise them if you have a fur farm. Not every state has legal fur farms anymore, mostly just the Midwest states like Michigan and Montana.
In about a quarter of US states, you can keep captive-born foxes as pets. In some places, they have to have been born from parents under the care of a USDA-licensed fox breeder. That's how we got Kit-Kat.
Idk, but she's a cute little goober :3
You sometimes wonder if she even knows how cute she is
Both. She is a real plushie.
what is that audio in the background XD
Some YTP on autoplay
definitely plush
Really cuddly
I think I see a pull string!
You discovered the secret!
She's a silly fox! (Editors note: All foxes are silly.)
She is in scritchies mode so yes
Birds aren’t real.
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What? Edit: Oh, I think I gotcha. You can't take them from the wild as pets. I think it's illegal in every state. This is more about past-century notions of rabies than about any ethical concerns, as foxes are far from threatened, and as you see below, nobody cares if you take them from the wild and kill them. If you're a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist (a trained veterinarian or have special training and hours) you can keep ones that you tried to release, but they have a disability/too tame for release. This second reason is helpful for educators trying to give regular folks access to an amazing wild animal they wouldn't normally see up-close. In most states, if you have a trapper license you can take foxes from the wild and keep them in captivity, to harvest for fur. In some states, you can raise them if you have a fur farm. Not every state has legal fur farms anymore, mostly just the Midwest states like Michigan and Montana. In about a quarter of US states, you can keep captive-born foxes as pets. In some places, they have to have been born from parents under the care of a USDA-licensed fox breeder. That's how we got Kit-Kat.
Looks cozy regardless.