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Good Morning foxes!

Fox tails

This weekend we had to remove a lot of burrs from Finnegan’s tail, and for those who are unfamiliar, foxes very much dislike having their tails touched - not unlike your cat and their tummy. Believe it or not, foxes have very delicate bone structures, so they use that very fluffy tail to keep other foxes and predators away from things that are theirs. They would much rather another fox grab that tail, than say, grab their leg.

Finnegan had two big clumps of burrs and even though he r...

Caturday pt deux

Brought to you by Savannah Banana bob cat! Proving even the biggest of kitties love a box 🥰😍

(Pics by volunteer Kym and animal care taker Merri)

Dixie comes to my room every morning...❤

Who is featured on the 2020 Saveafox Calendar?

Selfies with cats - a Caturday story with Stevie!

Happy Caturday from all of us here at Fox HQ!

Freaky, freaky Friday

We had a very freaky week here at Fox HQ, but yesterday was the doozy icing on top of the crazy cake - so crazy in fact that we wanted to bring it to you in a separate update from our weekly round up!

As you know it’s been a full moon this week, and this always makes the foxes a little twitchier than normal; tempers have been shorter, sharing food and toys has been markedly less and cuddles have been slimmer in their pickings; but yesterday was a hum dinger.

One of our smallest...

It's Finnegan Friday!

Who is more excited? 😂

Snugglers!

Archer and Duchess keeping cosy on this windy, drizzle ridden day.

Winter and Franny play

We always say that female foxes never get on; that it’s a rule with very few exceptions. The exceptions come when females are either under a year old, or when they have come from a fur farm and are too scared of their surroundings with no dominant female present to fight amongst themselves.

When Winter decided that she was going to call the arctic yard home, we hoped it would all work out; after all, Lumi, Esmae and Franny are all females and all get along.

When Win...

Vixie and Finnegan are such happy foxes

And are definitely one of the rescues power couples. You never find them far from the other.

Foxington pulls my hair!

Animal Profile: Chichi the mink

Happy Mustelid Monday!

Chichi is a Mink! She is in the mustelid family that includes over 65 other species; most commonly, the otter, ferret, and weasel.

The animals within this family group are carnivores and cannot process vegetable matter.

Chichi is one of our educational animals. So she is not adoptable; she is also deaf, which is a genetic trait in her colour morph.

Chichi loves going to school to educate the children on the fur-industry and her species.

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I found this note from my childhood diary

Recently came upon my childhood diary. This was before I met my first fox. I was amazed to read 'specialize in a certain kind of animal.'
Looks like I landed my dream job!
IT IS NEVER TO LATE TO FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS!
Confession 😂😉
My spelling hasn't changed much. Luckily no one knows that since my phone corrects it.

--Mikayla R

Saveafox Weekly Roundup

It’s been a busy week at Fox HQ - all the best and latest gossip from the fox yards is below!

- members of our board went to Florida this week for a permit meeting and it was a very difficult meeting - our post from the other day has all the details

- feral kitten Amber now allows and enjoys pets

- spring is finally here and everything is melting - it’s been a very wet week indeed

- we’ve begun kit prep! Our wish list has been updated with items we need most - so...

Savannah hopes you’re having a wonderful Sunday!

Happy Caturday from Amber!

Amber’s foster shared this video with us yesterday - how amazing is her progress after only a couple of weeks with him? She has gone from a kitten you couldn’t get near to a chatty, snuggly girl - just like her mum and sister. There’s still work to do, but I think we can safely say her spice level has gone from a 9 to a 5!

Well done Amber!

Oops. Not a selfie

Malachi loves to be carried. Which isn't common for most foxes.

Florida update

As I am sure you can imagine, we have to jump through many hoops before we can begin construction and finishing closing on our Florida property. The following video will provide an update on the most recent round of meetings to take place.

FINNEGAN FRIDAY

Finnegan thinks I'm hilarious. I'm just glad I can't hear myself singing with these headphones in 😅

Esmae on my head!

Benefits!

Our wonderful old man and I wanted to check in and give you all an update on your tier benefits!

We will begin shipping benefits at the end of March so please, if you’d like to receive them, ensure that your shipping address and name are visible to us; for those who are entitled to a discount code, you have had one temp one so far, we will issue your more permanent one soon; though this will still change semi-regularly and we will let you know when we make a change.

In memoriam

A week ago today we lost our beloved Tonia Fox, and honestly, I cannot say that her passing is any easier for any of us here at Fox HQ. Our videographer, Seth, kindly put together this beautiful tribute to her and we wanted to share it with our patrons first.

Thank you again for your kindness whilst we grieve.

Bongo is basically a super model

During some 1-on-1 time today, Bongo decided to show off his modelling skills and I think it’s safe to say it’s impossible for him to take a bad picture.

Which is your favourite?

Animal profile: Foxx Foxington

Foxx Foxington is a blue Arctic fox

Age is unknown. We estimate him to be around 5 years old.

He came from an animal seizure situation with several raccoons, Shadow fox, and Dakota coyote.

His original name was snowflake. He didn't like the name either!

Foxx Foxington gets along very well with female red foxes. He has however bonded very quickly with fellow blue arctic female Lumi.

It's more uncommon for the Red Fox species to get along with the Arctic foxes tha...

SaveAFox Roundup

Please note that there will not be a roundup this week.

Duchess napping

It’s been a warm and sunny day here at Fox HQ and Duchess took full advantage!

You’re safe now...

Please welcome to SaveAFox Rescue this 10yr old marble fur farm fox. Bongo is no longer the oldest fox at the rescue!

This will be this sweet, old mans first time placing his paws on the soft ground, being able to dig, being able to play, have toys, treats, move around in anything more than a tiny space.

We’d also like to welcome a new fire and ice fox, who is still very young. We missed seeing a blonde in the yards after Oakley’s adoption and so we are pleased to be able to ...

Happy Caturday!

...from Aninal caretaker Merri’s rescue cat and all around sassy calico Odessa aka TinySmalls!

Happy Finnegan Friday!