Page 3 | Would you like to see foxes domesticated?

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freedomformeismotherhood · 11/04/2026 00:32

Isittimeformynapyet · 11/04/2026 00:31

Nice touch OP 😄

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You lot bringing your bloody logic to the argument 😄😄

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Isittimeformynapyet · 11/04/2026 00:31

freedomformeismotherhood · 11/04/2026 00:29

Me to you naysayers!

Nice touch OP 😄

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freedomformeismotherhood · 11/04/2026 00:29

Me to you naysayers!

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Goldenbear · 11/04/2026 00:27

freedomformeismotherhood · 10/04/2026 23:31

But their natural habitat isnt the woods - its the cities all around us and has been for some time

They eat out of our bins 🥺

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I live near a woods, the foxes very much live in the woods, along with the Owls and Badgers etc.

Goldenbear · 11/04/2026 00:23

JackandVictor · 10/04/2026 23:01

I think foxes are lovely and so should be left alone to do their thing. Breeding animals into domesticity just seems wrong to me.

I agree- it is completely unnecessary, just leave them alone!

Isittimeformynapyet · 11/04/2026 00:16

Gostraight2hellnowtrump · 11/04/2026 00:14

I don't think you understand what domesticated means.

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How so? @OtherS's post looks fine to me.

Gostraight2hellnowtrump · 11/04/2026 00:14

OtherS · 11/04/2026 00:10

No, I'd like to see them supported to live their foxy lives happily in the wild. If one's been orphaned or rejected, then absolutely I'd like to see them taken in and cared for, which may well look like domestication of that individual. But unless it's a necessity I don't know how domesticating them would help them, or us. If you want a dog, just get a dog. I really don't like this SM crap of trying to encourage people to interfere with wildlife. Just leave them be.

I don't think you understand what domesticated means.

MrsDoylesLastTeabag · 11/04/2026 00:13

echt · 10/04/2026 23:35

It's illegal in Australia to keep a fox as a pet. Some licences were given out in NSW but have not been renewed.
They poisoned and shot where I am.
Introduced species is a real issue here, but I'd be OK with foxes and feral cats being eradicated.

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Thanks for the fact-check re: the Australian situation. I find it quite sad that they are being culled.

Gostraight2hellnowtrump · 11/04/2026 00:12

Foxes have already been domesticated.
I've heard of people keeping wild foxes as pets, I'm not sure to what degree they can be tamed but I'd think the domesticated variety of fox would make a better pet.

OtherS · 11/04/2026 00:10

No, I'd like to see them supported to live their foxy lives happily in the wild. If one's been orphaned or rejected, then absolutely I'd like to see them taken in and cared for, which may well look like domestication of that individual. But unless it's a necessity I don't know how domesticating them would help them, or us. If you want a dog, just get a dog. I really don't like this SM crap of trying to encourage people to interfere with wildlife. Just leave them be.

5foot5 · 10/04/2026 23:51

freedomformeismotherhood · 10/04/2026 23:31

But their natural habitat isnt the woods - its the cities all around us and has been for some time

They eat out of our bins 🥺

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So?

They are adaptable and resourceful and will go wherever they can get food. Still doesn't mean it would be a good thing to turn them in to a pet.

ETA: a bit like seagulls. They will scavenge people's bins and steal their chips. Bastards they are and I can't imagine anyone would want them as pets.

ineousa · 10/04/2026 23:46

WormHoleInSpace · 10/04/2026 23:32

No I wouldn't want to domestic them.
Humans have completely screwed up dog and cat breeding to get the 'perfect' look.
How long would it be before some idiot trys to cross one with a domestic dog

They wouldn’t get very far. Dogs and foxes cannot breed.

ErrolTheDragon · 10/04/2026 23:44

echt · 10/04/2026 23:40

Am I the only one who immediately had a mental picture of foxes sitting at the table?
Like the Tiger who Came to Tea?

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Or Fantastic Mr Fox!

Isittimeformynapyet · 10/04/2026 23:42

echt · 10/04/2026 23:40

Am I the only one who immediately had a mental picture of foxes sitting at the table?
Like the Tiger who Came to Tea?

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Foxes in hunting gear here. Red tailcoats and riding hats, sitting watching the TV.

ItsNotMeHonestly · 10/04/2026 23:42

freedomformeismotherhood · 10/04/2026 23:25

To have them have homes instead of roaming the streets of london for scraps of food 🥺

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They have homes. They’re called dens. Even in the urban environment they’ll have somewhere to live.

They eat scraps in the urban environment because humans discard so much and it’s easy food for them. It’s not as if they’re going into bins because they’re starving - they’re perfectly capable of hunting, scavenging and omnivorous eating even in the urban environment.

Isittimeformynapyet · 10/04/2026 23:40

freedomformeismotherhood · 10/04/2026 23:32

Alright - I did actually, I think they could be taught to poop in litter trays

The foxes in my garden had no problem pooping in dd's uncovered sand pit

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I was kinda thinking about the biting thing too!

echt · 10/04/2026 23:40

freedomformeismotherhood · 10/04/2026 22:50

Scrolling on tiktok and seeing them in people's houses having dinner 😄

What would you think if your neighbour took one in?

Yabu - horrified
Yanbu - wouldn't mind it, its a positive move forwards

Am I the only one who immediately had a mental picture of foxes sitting at the table?
Like the Tiger who Came to Tea?

Isittimeformynapyet · 10/04/2026 23:38

mynameiscalypso · 10/04/2026 23:33

I used to live in a flat which had foxes living in the communal gardens. I was woken up far too often by the screeching they make while they’re shagging. It’s horrendous.

The first time I heard it (I was in London) I thought a woman was being brutally murdered. I couldn't understand why the neighbours weren't jumping to attention.

I eventually realised no human could survive that long in the circumstances I'd imagined.

echt · 10/04/2026 23:35

MrsDoylesLastTeabag · 10/04/2026 23:01

As I understand it, but this might be a weird misremembering, they live as domesticated pets in Australia. Can any Aussie Mners confirm? I believe they’re not native to Australia but were imported by some arrogant git and had to become domesticated to survive. I’d bloody love one. I have a neighboring overgrown garden that is full of them (London). Love to watch them sunbathing, playing, and, on one slightly horrific occasion, mating and then being stuck together arse-to-arse for ages and making the worst noises!

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It's illegal in Australia to keep a fox as a pet. Some licences were given out in NSW but have not been renewed.
They poisoned and shot where I am.
Introduced species is a real issue here, but I'd be OK with foxes and feral cats being eradicated.

mynameiscalypso · 10/04/2026 23:33

I used to live in a flat which had foxes living in the communal gardens. I was woken up far too often by the screeching they make while they’re shagging. It’s horrendous.

WormHoleInSpace · 10/04/2026 23:32

No I wouldn't want to domestic them.
Humans have completely screwed up dog and cat breeding to get the 'perfect' look.
How long would it be before some idiot trys to cross one with a domestic dog

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freedomformeismotherhood · 10/04/2026 23:32

Isittimeformynapyet · 10/04/2026 23:31

Well, you certainly didn't.

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Alright - I did actually, I think they could be taught to poop in litter trays

The foxes in my garden had no problem pooping in dd's uncovered sand pit

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cornbunting · 10/04/2026 23:32

We already have domesticated canids (and there are too many dogs for them all to have a good life, quite frankly). Leave the foxes alone.

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freedomformeismotherhood · 10/04/2026 23:31

5foot5 · 10/04/2026 23:30

But. They're not!
Why would you think it a positive thing to train a wild animal out of its natural ways just to gratify humans' desire to have a novelty pet?

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But their natural habitat isnt the woods - its the cities all around us and has been for some time

They eat out of our bins 🥺

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Isittimeformynapyet · 10/04/2026 23:31

freedomformeismotherhood · 10/04/2026 23:26

This is good, I dont suspect most people think of this

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Well, you certainly didn't.