>> My neighbor said a fox was in the tree at the house next door to them on the other side, they saw that neighbor's cat jump out of the tree, then the fox jumped out after it. Then the fox was in the middle of the street staring at the kids who were outside playing across the street, so then the neighbor man next door opened his front door & let their big dog outside.
>>Their dog scared the fox who then jumped the fence into my yard, ran through my turtle pen & out of my yard on the other side.. all the while I was out in the backyard cleaning & MISSED the entire episode.
>> HOLY COW this was in broad daylight & the fox showed no fear when it saw humans. I think we may have a problem here!


Now what I think is scary is that your neighbor let his dog out after the fox. I'm guessing a lot of people down there don't know or realize that foxes are a HIGH rabies risk animal? The lack of fear in the animal should have been the first sign that there was a possible rabies risk...he should have been yelling at the kids to get inside and away from the fox - not putting his own dog and other people (like yourself) at risk by letting it chase it. Just this year in our area, a rabid fox attacked a child (bit him on the leg) and then chased him and his family into their house.. took them a while to trap the fox in one of the bedrooms. The kid of course had to go through all the nasty shots.
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