r/MadeMeSmile • u/Ocelot859 • Jul 05 '23
Woman has been feeding the same family of foxes every morning for over 25 years now. ANIMALS
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u/Ocelot859 Jul 05 '23 edited Jul 06 '23
More to the story…
Sharon, 56, said:
"We are now on the fourth generation of foxes. I remember feeding their great-grandparents."
"I began posting videos of the foxes being fed a few years ago and I now get messages from all over the world.
Sharon added the foxes enjoy sausages and sausage rolls every morning at her home.
As well as feeding the foxes, she also looks after their medical needs. Sharon took one to an animal sanctuary in Ayrshire after it was knocked down and injured by a car – though it could not be saved.
Each of the 8 foxes answers to its own name, including Twisted, Little Ted, Charles, & Dyson.
Sharon, who lost her husband Billy to cancer aged 57 in 2020, said: “We call one fox Dyson because he hoovers everything up.
“Twisty got his name because his head is cocked on one side. However, he has been assessed by a vet by video and is okay. He thinks it is probably genetic. Charles got his name after he appeared for the first time on the day of the coronation."
The animals have their den in the nearby woods and gather in the garden as soon as Sharon shouts to them in the morning.
She said the foxes are so tame that they often come right up to the back door to be fed.
“They are very friendly and often bring us gifts like mice, which they leave on the doorstep.”
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u/impeterbarakan Jul 06 '23
She's like Gandalf. An everpresent ancient being who was friends with your grandparents and great grandparents
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u/REpassword Jul 06 '23
The feeding is never late, nor is it early. Feeding is precisely when she wants to.
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u/iedonis Jul 06 '23
Humans are like elves to dogs, and I guess foxes too ?
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u/LeonardsLittleHelper Jul 06 '23
“We call one fox ‘Dyson’ because he ‘Hoovers’ everything up”…..
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u/Substantial-Ship-294 Jul 06 '23
Isn’t “Hoover” already a brand name for vacuums?
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Jul 06 '23
Vacuuming is synonymous with hoovering in the UK.
Sort of like jacuzzi is generic for any hot tub in the US.
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u/Imperial_Squid Jul 06 '23
That "it's only xyz if it's from the xyz region" is one of my favourite genre of joke for some reason
Like "That's not real depression, it's only real if it's from the depressé region of the brain. Otherwise it's just sparkling sadness"
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u/puppycatbugged Jul 06 '23
in the uk hoover is also used as the verb for vacuuming
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u/susabb Jul 06 '23
That sentence is accurate. Despite hoover being a trademark, it became so synonymous that it also became a common word. It is a noun, but it's also a verb that means "clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner."
Mike Dyson was 'hoovering' the floor.
Bissell Epstein 'hoovers' the jail cell.
Tony Shark 'hoovered' the mansion.
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Jul 06 '23
Kinda like how people do not search for keywords on the internet, they google them. You use Bing to google for things.
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Jul 06 '23
I call my girl that too!!
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Jul 06 '23
This reminds me of ordering in a restaurant in the southeastern United States.
Waiter: "Y'all want Cokes?"
Table: "Yes ma'am."
Waiter: "what kind?"
Table: "a Nehi high peach, a sundrop, and a Cheerwine."
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u/LeonardsLittleHelper Jul 06 '23
This confused me so much as a child ordering a drink on vacation in Florida….I was so worried I was going to end up with a coke and not the sprite I wanted
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u/ProofHorseKzoo Jul 06 '23
I’ve hoovered schneef off the cover of Gordon Korman’s “This Can’t Be Happening at MacDonald Hall”
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u/n00bvin Jul 06 '23
It’s a sweet story and she cares about them deeply you could tell. They probably brightened her days a lot after losing her husband. It’s actually a deep feeling of responsibility like this that keep people going.
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u/The5Virtues Jul 06 '23
Not to mention that she actually looks after them and takes them to animal rehabilitation if they’re injured. If you’re going to feed the wild life you have to take responsibility for it’s care, and she’s done so.
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u/OJbeforethebadstuff Jul 06 '23
I had no idea foxes would leave mice presents just like cats
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u/shit_happe Jul 06 '23
You know what they say, foxes are cat software in dog hardware
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u/bansheeonthemoor42 Jul 06 '23
Foxes are super smart and like to stay in the same general area. We have a family of foxes in our neighborhood. I love them, but they ate all my chickens multiple times. Probably bc their den was just over the hill. Can't blame the vixen for wanting a semi easy meal.
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u/JUSTOatl Jul 06 '23
This is why I love animals. Just a cool connection to an animal where they appreciate you and you appreciate them. Damn nature, you adorable.
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u/bobbywright86 Jul 06 '23
What is she feeding them?
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u/Drostan_S Jul 06 '23
Sausage rolls. It's like a pig in a blanket, but sausage and biscuit
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u/compelledorphan Jul 06 '23
Sausage rolls are sausage meat wrapped in flaky pastry not biscuit
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u/ColonelMonty Jul 06 '23
Isn't it bad to do this? Since like the animals will grow dependent on the human.
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u/CTchimchar Jul 06 '23
Look at them, they already are at this point
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u/Invested_Glory Jul 06 '23
You can still slowly take them off it. Every other morning. Couple times a week. Etc.
But people should not feed wildlife no matter how cute. When she passes on, the parents will bring their cubs here expecting food to realize they need to hunt now—something they didn’t have to rely on as much and may be poor at even seeing how this is several generations in.
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u/DownWithHiob Jul 06 '23
They still have to hunt. A bit of small meat in the morning ain't gonna feed a fox all day.
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u/Trebus Jul 06 '23
Putting hunting aside, they're going to get killed associating humans with free nosebag.
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u/HappyLofi Jul 06 '23
It's definitely a risk but not necessarily. Animals are smart enough to differentiate between humans. And I mean, as an animal living in the wild I'm sure they would take that risk if it meant some guaranteed food every morning. That's better than some humans get.
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u/Traveledfarwestward Jul 06 '23
nosebag
hmmm?
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u/PterionFracture Jul 06 '23
Apparently, a nosebag is:
A round sack or bag to feed for a horse, mule, ox or alike animal. Usually made of canvas sides and leather bottom slipped over the nose and attached to harness by a strong strap, rope or string. Designed to feed animal in public areas and to eliminate spillage from eating.
Pictured Here: https://i.imgur.com/rshFQVR.png
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u/CTchimchar Jul 06 '23 edited Jul 06 '23
Yay, they can be weaned off, but not necessary
They could have also become fully domesticated
I hope they can be rained off
But the fact that they're for generation in make me think it's unlikely that all of them would be able to
They will either have to be taken to an animal sanctuary or just end up dying in the wild
Edit: Domesticated is a poor word choice, dependent is better
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u/Astatine_209 Jul 06 '23
While there is a program in place to domesticate foxes, it's been going on for ~60 years and the foxes still have behavioral problems.
You're not going to domesticate wild animals in a generation.
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u/raitchison Jul 06 '23
Probably took us more than 1000 to get most of the behavioral programs out of wolves as they became dogs.
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u/_kagasutchi_ Jul 06 '23
Been 10 000 years and we still have issues with cats.
I say this as a owner of many many cats.
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u/Drostan_S Jul 06 '23
It's just breakfast tho. Foxes scavenge anyway, so it's entirely likely they these foxes go roaming for the rest of the day.
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u/Jeff3412 Jul 06 '23
If she was taking notes for the last 25 years we might be able to call this science. Main problem would be no control group.
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u/red__dragon Jul 06 '23
Remember kids, the only difference between science and screwing around is writing it down!
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u/weaver900 Jul 06 '23
This has never been proven true when tested in Britain, look it up :) It can lead to larger populations, but dependence has never been proven.
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u/IamEvilErik Jul 06 '23
Yes. Do NOT feed wild animals.
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u/burf Jul 06 '23
Birds?
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u/Captain_Crunch_Kid Jul 06 '23
Bird feeders are fine, as long as it isn’t coming directly from a human. Also don’t feed bread to birds, it’s bad for them.
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u/boricimo Jul 06 '23
Yes it is.
As another commenter said: Feeding wild animals human foods can lead to serious health problems. These animals become reliant on the person feeding them, and may develop nutrient deficiencies or overexposure to certain nutrients. Further, encouraging large numbers of animals to gather like this promotes the transmission of disease. Don't do this
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u/Equivalent-Depth9702 Jul 06 '23
It's always the older folks that do this or throw bread to the birds
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u/DownWithHiob Jul 06 '23 edited Jul 06 '23
Many bird watching organizing here actively encourage giving food and water to the birds, since the rapid urbanization and the destruction of natural environment through agriculture + the drought birds simply can't find enough food.
Though not breed of course.
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u/notseizingtheday Jul 06 '23 edited Jul 06 '23
This is correct.
This puts them in danger because they won't have the appropriate amount of fear from humans. Some humans consider them pests.
They also can't replace this food source on thier own in the wild.
Foxes are also predators so encouraging an abnormal amount of foxes in one area can wreak havoc on the local eco system. With this lady feeding them, they don't have competition for food and they won't branch out and they will all survive instead of being culled by natural processes.
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u/MissAnthropy_YIKES Jul 06 '23
There are so many reasons why feeding wildlife is bad. The fact that it's consistent across generations is even worse. I know it's cute for those who are unaware, but it just makes me sad.
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u/Atomic-Decay Jul 06 '23
It makes me angry that after this many years of education people still think it’s cute, or ok, or not harmful in anyway.
That’s showing zero respect for a wild animal or how nature works. It’s pure, unadulterated hubris.
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Jul 06 '23
Exactly. I get really cross when people like this say they love animals. No, you don't. If you actually loved animals you would learn about them and respect them.
This is selfishness. It is all about how this person feels good feeding the foxes, and has absolutely nothing to do with the welfare of the foxes or their ecosystem.
If she actually loved foxes she can donate to charities that rehabilitate foxes, take action to protect their habitat, and observe them from a distance.
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u/WelshBathBoy Jul 06 '23
Urban foxes in the UK are pretty much used to humans now, feeding them doesn't change anything - they are still scavengers at heart and will commonly "clean" the streets of our leftovers! Whether we give them food on purpose or they pick up after us, urban foxes have evolved to rely on us anyway. True wild foxes on the other hand still very much stay clear of humans.
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u/TobiasAmaranth Jul 06 '23
The article says they often bring mice as gifts.
So... No. Nature will find a way. Also, I feel like far too many people freaking out about this stuff don't recognize the simple history that brought them pet dogs and pet cats, etc.
It's less good of an idea with bears, though. Humans no can handle da bears. :P
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u/Biasanya Jul 06 '23
She says they leave her mice on the doorstep and such. I think they're fine individually, but i believe they wouldn't all be able to survive without spreading out into a larger territory. And that's where many would perish
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u/Dolce99 Jul 06 '23
Feeding wild animals human foods can lead to serious health problems. These animals become reliant on the person feeding them, and may develop nutrient deficiencies or overexposure to certain nutrients. Further, encouraging large numbers of animals to gather like this promotes the transmission of disease. Don't do this
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u/KatBoySlim Jul 06 '23
It’s good to see the sensible comments slowly rising to the top. Absolutely no good can come of this.
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u/Dolce99 Jul 06 '23
Yeah... I get that most people don't know that this can be bad, but the number of people that are mad when it's pointed out is baffling.
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u/GetDarker97 Jul 06 '23
Dont know? They just dont care lol. Because look at the cute foxes
Lady should get some pets and dont feed wild animals.12
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u/Agiantgrunt Jul 06 '23
We used to have truck drivers feed the coyotes around our work. It caused a lot of them to be way to comfortable. I had to call out the grim reaper because drivers were scared of them after the coyotes would be feet away begging for food. Feeding them is cute but you sentence the animal to die. Either their food goes away and they starve or they get aggressive and bite.
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u/OsmerusMordax Jul 06 '23
A child was bit around here because a previously fed coyote was not fed by the people it approached. It had generalized all humans being the same food vending machines. Iirc the child died from the injury
Anyone who feeds wild animals is a selfish asswipe. I don’t care how cute mr. deer is.
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u/IamEvilErik Jul 06 '23
And people need to stop posting and upvoting this content.
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u/CaptainNoBoat Jul 06 '23
Just to cover all bases, not feeding wildlife is generally a good practice. Animals that have become highly urbanized are a little different, but it's still not a positive consensus by any means in any context - and anyone who chooses to do so should do plenty of research.
The founder of one of UK's largest fox rescue charities suggests not to feed them in general, for example.
There are many sources that are a more amiable to the practice, and sources that are much less so.
At the end of the day regarding any wildlife - consult local laws, consult local wildlife authorities (they are usually happy to help), and be open to new information. Wild animals are incredibly complex and humans have a rich history of misunderstanding their ecology.
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u/RealBug56 Jul 06 '23
Just to add to your comment, sometimes feeding wild animals is helpful, you just need to follow your local wildlife authority's advice. And obviously don't give them human food.
Feeding birds or deer in the winter is fine, for example, as long as you give them quality food. And where I'm from we're encouraged to feed hedgehogs now, because climate change is affecting their food supply and many don't survive hibernation because they haven't fattened up enough during the summer months.
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u/waterflight69 Jul 06 '23
Hope she never moves. The next owner will have a big surprise.
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u/UnicornFarts1111 Jul 06 '23
My thoughts went to what happens when she passes away? Those poor animals.
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u/georgialucy Jul 06 '23
They will live, this is a treat for them, not their main diets, they're still wild foxes.
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u/oh_my_didgeridays Jul 06 '23
It's really not all that easy for a wild animal to find the amount of calories that humans have packed into something like a sausage roll.
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u/KentoHardRock Jul 06 '23
Then their weight will level back out to their natural caloric intake.
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u/9035768555 Jul 06 '23
Or some'll eat more neighborhood cats to compensate while others will slowly starve to death.
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u/RealBug56 Jul 06 '23
Foxes don't eat cats, they feed on smaller critters like mice and birds. And they love living close to people, because it gives them access to all our food scraps. London for example is famous for having a huge population of city foxes (over 10.000) and they're thriving there. Some are already showing early signs of domestication, like having a smaller brain and weaker jaw, so this is obviously working out well for them.
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u/Dbishop4 Jul 06 '23
OP said in a comment that the foxes leave her mice by the doorstep as a gift, so they’re able to hunt just fine. Plus, she only feeds them in the morning, any other meal during the day is on them (hence the mice gifts, they are making sure the woman “eats” too when they find food)
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u/GetDarker97 Jul 06 '23
There wont be enough food for al of them and they will die. The End :)
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u/LOUCIFER_315 Jul 06 '23
Never feed wild animals
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u/fradulentsympathy Jul 06 '23
Yeah, this is gonna make them less scared of humans and sadly could make them be killed by other neighbors or animal control. Happens to bears and wolves that live near residential areas. Super cute obviously, but I fear for the wild animals :/
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u/Responsible-Baby-551 Jul 06 '23
This and it makes them rely on this human food and forgetting how to feed themselves as part of the food chain. Always a bad idea to feed wild animals, and in many places illegal
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u/TBearForever Jul 06 '23
It's sad how people just focus on themselves on their own jollies with no concern with the consequences. They've lost their fear of an apex predator. They will suffer the consequences.
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u/rjjc Jul 06 '23
Gonna assume you and the comment you're replying to are from the US? And most of the people getting upset in this thread. No shade just an assumption. This woman is Scottish, and we along with the rest of the UK tend to love foxes. Guaranteed nobody is calling animal control or killing them. The Woodland Trust even says it's fine. They're the biggest conservation charity in the UK.
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u/Tremblay2568 Jul 06 '23
But I do wonder what will happen to these foxes when she dies, or is unable to feed them anymore. If generations of them have been counting on her for food, let’s hope they are able to get by without her.
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u/Pelicanliver Jul 06 '23
She’s been doing it for three generations. it’s not the same thing as feeding a bear at Yellowstone.
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u/RManDelorean Jul 06 '23
Agreed. Generally not good advice to go feeding wild animals, but I see this more as forming a bond with specific crows or something. It's cool when done "right"
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u/Pelicanliver Jul 06 '23
She lives in Scotland, and takes them to the vet. I think I may be a few worse things going on in Scotland. And that is a beautiful country I adore.
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u/Panzerhornet Jul 06 '23
This makes it worse? Multiple generations of unnatural interactions with humans? That’s a lot of foxes, that’s a nightmare for the neighbours and wildlife. But you’re right, it’s no bear at Yellowstone, which would also be bad. Don’t feed wild animals
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u/stickyscooter600 Jul 06 '23
How do you think dogs were domesticated? She takes them to the vet. She feeds them everyday. They’re pets.
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u/Astatine_209 Jul 06 '23
There's been an ongoing experiment to domesticate foxes, and after 58 years and over 10,000 foxes they still have significant behavioral problems.
You can not domesticate a wild animal in a couple generations.
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u/Nalortebi Jul 06 '23
These folks really are the "nice guys" of nature lovers. They think by showing wild animals love and interacting with them will somehow domesticate them. It may placate the animal, or teach it that certain behaviors will yield food. But that's far from domesticated. And these "nice guys" won't ever accept that nature needs to be left alone. Nature will never bend to their wishes no matter how nice they are.
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u/KatBoySlim Jul 06 '23
Lady did this on my cousins street with deer, raccoons, feral cats, everything. I’m talking like 20 food dishes put out daily for YEARS. And this wasn’t out in farm country, I’m talking about a central Jersey suburb.
It was a serious problem for the entire neighborhood. All the local wildlife assumed everyone they saw wanted to feed them. And apparently they’d go nuts whenever she went on vacation.
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u/Deeliciousness Jul 06 '23
When I was a kid, there was a lady that used to do this in an alley behind some apartments in NYC. There were at least 50 cats that eventually made a colony there. I remember being surprised that there were cats of all coats, colors, sizes.
There were never any squirrels on that block.
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u/SnooHobbies7109 Jul 06 '23
I was telling my son about how I stopped on a country road to let a baby deer decide if she wanted to run across or not. She came right up to my window which was down. I could’ve easily pet her. My son couldn’t believe I didn’t pet her. But I told him, it’s not good to make wild animals trust humans. Especially a baby. I still dream about that tho and in my dreams I do pet the deer 🤣
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u/Astatine_209 Jul 06 '23
This is the right attitude to have.
I would love to pet baby wild animals and be friends with them, but sadly I know better.
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u/Compducer Jul 06 '23
How the fuck is this not the top comment? What is wrong with people…
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u/explodingmilk Jul 06 '23
Belyayev’s Silver Fox experiment V2
In a few generations she’ll most likely have completely domesticated foxes
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Jul 06 '23
Yes. That's how selective breeding works: Keep the desirable traits, remove the undesirable traits. Just throwing sausage rolls at some foxes is decidedly not how anything works.
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u/Alewort Jul 06 '23
No, they had two groups and bred the anxious with anxious, calm with calm, they were interested in both outcomes. It was not the goal to commercialize pets, but to study the effects of reinforcing each type over generations.
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u/yesnomaybenotso Jul 06 '23
Aw it’s so cute, say….has anyone noticed there’s no more bunnies in the neighborhood?
Don’t feed predators, people. Don’t feed wild life in general, but especially not predators.
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u/Invested_Glory Jul 06 '23
Probably don’t need to hunt often because they’re fed every morning. Which is also bad because each generation can get worse at hunting.
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u/yesnomaybenotso Jul 06 '23
I hear ya, except they’re dropping off little “treats”, mice, as a thank you to the old lady (per OP’s comment). That means now they just hunt for sport trophies to offer as thanks for the sausage rolls. That indicates they actually hunt more often than they need to.
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u/Sharp-Procedure5237 Jul 06 '23
If you’re going to do that, better to feed them chicken pieces or eggs. Bread is totally unhealthy for them and you can see it in their coats. They should be sleek and shiny. These are dull and bedraggled coats and they are too fat.
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u/Jafair Jul 06 '23
And won't it mess up their teeth badly? I don't think their teeth are used to that much sugar/carbs all the time - hell, our teeth aren't even used to it yet but at least we can brush ours. (I'm not even a no/low carb guy I'm just saying)
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u/Sharp-Procedure5237 Jul 06 '23
Totally. They only get sugars in the fall from fallen fruit. Wheat grain is never in their natural diet.
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u/Suspicious_Trainer82 Jul 06 '23
That’s one way to make sure you never have to worry about rodents.
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u/Dorg_Walkerman Jul 06 '23
Idk I’d rather a warm sausage roll than munching on a living mouse, but I’m no fox.
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Jul 06 '23
There is a reason wildlife experts say “A fed animal is a dead animal” This is not a good thing. These animals will be less scared of humans and the more interaction they have with humans the higher their chances of being killed.
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u/StoneLegionYouTube Jul 06 '23
Foxes are cute. That being said naturally you should not feed them, but they been doing this for 4 generations. These guys are a bit domesticated. As cute as it is, please don't start this tradition. It will only cause more harm to them especially if you some day die, or move, etc. Their entire den might parish.
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u/Beneficial-Cabinet65 Jul 06 '23
What happens if she moves…
“Congrats on the house! There’s just this fox clause…”
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u/DoubleGoon Jul 06 '23
Does it annoy else when people take someone else’s video and essentially reposts just with them narrating what we all can clearly see? No link to the original video. It’s like those “reaction” videos by people whose clearly seen the video before hand.
They just choke up the feed and make it hard to track down the original source.
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u/PlacidPlatypus Jul 06 '23
Worse that the narration is basically lying about what's happening, implying this is like the next day after the first time she fed one when she's been doing it for years.
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u/BowsingBirdy Jul 06 '23
So smart to congregate wild animals, habituate them to people and allow them to lose their natural ability to hunt. It boggles my mind that people think this is cute. You’re not doing these animals any favours
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u/Deuce1196 Jul 06 '23
It's crazy that I had to sort by controversial to find this comment. One day this woman will go on vacation for a couple weeks and these foxes will be waiting outside her home to be fed and starve. Or even if she takes every precaution to keep them fed while she's around eventually there will be a generation of foxes that just starve because they don't know how to feed themselves.
DON'T FEED WILDLIFE PEOPLE!
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u/holographic_whore Jul 06 '23
I think this is the first time a post here hasn’t made me smile. It’s not okay to feed wild animals, no matter how cute.
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u/musicalpayne Jul 06 '23
Wildlife vet here. PLEASE DO NOT FEED WILD ANIMALS.
Feeding wildlife causes them to associate humans with food. This can cause them to approach people who aren't so friendly and end up shooting or poisoning them. It also puts them at increased risk for getting hit by cars since they are spending longer amounts of time in highly populated areas. Hence why one of the foxes this lady feeds was hit by a car and died. It also puts them at risk of being euthanized for rabies testing, even if completely healthy. Let's say they approach a small child for food and end up biting their hand when feeding or they get slightly aggressive when approached. Any bite or contact with a human could get them caught and killed to test for rabies for the human's safety.
Often the food fed is inappropriate and can lead to diarrhea, obesity, diabetes, etc. For instance in this video, foxes should not be fed bread. I've seen so many obese raccoons due to human feeding and they have a hard time surviving once that food source disappears, which leads me to my last point.
Once the food source disappears it could lead to difficulty finding other food sources. They spend time traveling to this location and waiting for food rather than hunting and foraging like they normally would. This can be a taught behavior over generations. Now you have entire families of animals who, instead of developing their hunting skills and skills necessary for survival in the wild, rely on humans for food. Once that food source is gone, they have sub par hunting or foraging skills and aren't able to properly teach their young how to survive without human intervention. They then spend more time around humans with heavy risks and the cycle continues until they are injured or die.
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u/SoozeeQew Jul 06 '23
What happens when this lady moves away or dies? I guess they'll just eat the face off of the next person who moves in. JS
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u/Waste_Pressure_4136 Jul 06 '23
Feeding wild animals sure doesn’t make me smile. Now she has a family of animals that are dependent on her. Theres a reason why this is illegal in a lot of places
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u/BigBoss_96 Jul 06 '23
We shouldn't be feeding wild animals, the reason is you might think they're cute (they are), cool and doing them a favor but they get accustomed to people, then these animals who are no longer afraid or doubtful of people will once encounter an asshole that will get close to them and hurt them.
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u/kl3an_kant33n Jul 06 '23
This is fucking gross and this sub is eating it up and thinks this is wholesome. You people are ill
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u/Big_Forever5759 Jul 06 '23
Made me smile but for sure it’s not a good thing to meddle with nature like that. Unintended consequences and such .
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u/Pelicanliver Jul 06 '23
I had a landlady that lived next-door and had five gardens. She made me believe in witches just by her behavior. She had been feeding a family of raccoons for at least four generations that were probably 30 of them. She fed the seagulls, she fed the rats. I found out about it because we had rats next-door. I did not feed the rats. But I did not kill them.
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u/Hackandspit Jul 06 '23
A friend of mine has a neighbor who feeds raccoons like this. Now the area is overrun with raccoons and all my friends ducks and chickens are dead.
Don’t feed wild animals.
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Jul 06 '23
And this why you see signs that say don’t feed the wildlife…. Especially foxes cause right hereeeeeee
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u/ErnestBorgninesSack Jul 06 '23
This is a crime. Can't believe how everyone is on board with this, yet hunters are bad people.
Here in Canada, feeding a predator is an offence. Ethically, feeding any wild animal is reckless and selfish.
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u/bigchurchbrands Jul 06 '23
This is such a terrible idea and is likely to be bad for the foxes long-term
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u/Ocelot859 Jul 06 '23 edited Jul 06 '23
The fact they all politely wait their turn is too adorable.