We got a call about a poor Fox who was attacked by a large German Shepard. The fox was last seen in a very large and wild meadow. We were extremely lucky and managed to find him.
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Some notes on the rescue –
I’m a volunteer and received the notification while I was out and about on a Sunday. I didn’t have all my gear with me, but I knew the most important thing was to respond as quickly as possible. For a number of other reasons I couldn’t stop back home to grab a long sleeves or trousers.
When we saw the fox I did request the help of the finder to go and get my ‘catch pole’. However, the problem with the catching pole is this; if it scares the fox I will be too far away (the length of the pole) to go to plan B (hands on)… so I elected to take the most effective and most probably rescue – to go hands on.
Another thing about this video is that I’m wearing small gloves (larger gloves later). I elect to use these smaller gloves – I’m happy to trade some protection for increase dexterity. I feel if I was wearing heavy duty welders gloves he would have wriggled free.
Finally, transferring him from the carrier to the crush crate looks rough, but the reality is he’s just a feisty little dude and we had to do it this way.
He’s on his way to Kildare Animal Foundation Wildlife Unit where he will have the very best care available in Ireland.
