Putuo sees another pet fox abandoned
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An Arctic fox was spotted at a Metro station in Putuo District recently, triggering panic among passengers, police said yesterday.
Officers of the Zhenru police station said they were alerted on December 6 and rushed to the scene on Taopu Road.
The white fox was wandering at the Shanghai West Railway Station of Metro lines 11 and 15, unnerving many passengers, police said.
They lured the fox into a cage with food and sent the animal to Shanghai Zoo the next day.
The fox was abandoned by its owner, a second incident of its kind in Putuo this month, police said.
Early this month, an abandoned fox entered a residential building, also on Taopu Road.
“It seemed to have stayed in the building for two to three days, and did not leave at all,” a resident recalled. “It climbed the stairs to the top, frightening some residents who did not dare to enter the building, and we called police for help.”
The fox was a pet owned by a woman resident but she abandoned the animal after she moved out, police said after an investigation.
The fox was also sent to Shanghai Zoo, which said both are healthy.
Some animals are not suitable to keep as pets, and foxes like digging holes and gnawing furniture like sofa and tables, the zoo operator noted.
Moreover, it is difficult for foxes who have been kept as pets to survive if they are released into the wild.
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