Five silver foxes will live in Feldman Ecopark from now on. The fluffy animals with complex destiny were accepted by the specialists of the All-Ukrainian Service for Wild, Exotic and Domestic Animals Rescue “Feldman Ecopark Good Home” from Kyiv animal protection activists, who, in turn, bought the foxes in the city of Dnipro, where they had been bred for trade.
“Five females of the silver fox were lucky not to become collars and hats. The story of their rescue is quite dramatic and a lot of caring people took part in it: the whole world helped to raise money, to purchase cages for transportation from Dnipro, and to find transport. The total of 16 foxes was redeemed. They were settled in Kyiv mini-shelter ‘Shevelit usami,’ and 9 of them have already found new kind and responsible owners,” the head of Feldman Ecopark Good Home Iryna Podvoiska told.
The silver foxes will be not able to survive in the wild, the experts say, because they were grown in fur farms from generation to generation. They are not able to hunt, to find food, and to find and settle a shelter. At the same time, these foxes are not tame – they need special care, and that is why it’s quite difficult to keep them just at home.
“Taking the specific nature of the conditions of their habitation and their way of life into consideration, it is necessary to prepare the special enclosure for the animals to feel themselves comfortable,” Iryna explains. “When Kyiv animal protection activists encountered difficulties with premises, and there was no place for the rest of silver foxes, we decided to help our colleagues and took the part of their animals.”
They tell in Feldman Ecopark Good Home that the new ones are getting used to their new home and feel themselves fine. As soon as the fox family moves from the temporary enclosure to the constant one, the visitors of the Regional Landscape Park will be able to look at them.
It should be reminded that All-Ukrainian Service for Wild, Exotic and Domestic Animals Rescue “Feldman Ecopark Good Home” protects animals from human cruelty throughout Ukraine. A couple of months ago, a raccoon dog was brought from Donetsk oblast. It was redeemed by animal protection activists from the station, where it was prepared as a lure for dogs. In spring, the volunteers of the All-Ukrainian Mustelids Fund saved the badger Vasia from the same sad destiny. Now, the animal lives in the comfortable enclosure in the Regional Landscape Park.
“The success of animal protection activity is based on the consolidation of efforts and mutual assistance,” Iryna Podvoiska says. “Feldman Ecopark is always open for communication and cooperation with like-minded people.”
