{"id":438110,"date":"2025-03-15T21:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T21:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=438110"},"modified":"2025-03-17T16:02:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:02:47","slug":"elephant-and-castle-lady-rescues-a-baby-fox-abandon-near-a-busy-road-but-did-she-do-the-right-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/elephant-and-castle\/elephant-and-castle-lady-rescues-a-baby-fox-abandon-near-a-busy-road-but-did-she-do-the-right-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant and Castle lady rescues a baby fox abandoned near a busy road &#8211; but did she do the right thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>An abandoned baby fox was rescued by a local resident of the Elephant and Castle after she saw him distressed, however despite the best efforts of the RSPCA the cub remains pack-less, <em>writes Melina Block..<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RSPCA  thanked the caring lady who came across the cub, who is believed to be around two months old. <\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtODQ1MDA5OTk2IiBjbGFzcz0ic291dGgtb3V0YnJhaW4taW4tYXJ0aWNsZSBzb3V0aC1lbnRpdHktcGxhY2VtZW50Ij48ZGl2IGNsYXNzPSJPVVRCUkFJTiINCmRhdGEtb2ItY29udGVudFVybD0iaHR0cHM6Ly9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzLmNvLnVrL2FyZWEvZWxlcGhhbnQtYW5kLWNhc3RsZS9lbGVwaGFudC1hbmQtY2FzdGxlLWxhZHktcmVzY3Vlcy1hLWJhYnktZm94LWFiYW5kb24tbmVhci1hLWJ1c3ktcm9hZC1idXQtZGlkLXNoZS1kby10aGUtcmlnaHQtdGhpbmcvIg0KZGF0YS13aWRnZXQtaWQ9IkFSXzIiDQpkYXRhLW9iLWluc3RhbGxhdGlvbi1rZXk9IlNPVVRIQU81S0NFSzhHTkJCTjFHUDc2UDkiDQo+PC9kaXY+DQo8c2NyaXB0IHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCIgYXN5bmM9ImFzeW5jIg0Kc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3dpZGdldHMub3V0YnJhaW4uY29tL291dGJyYWluLmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD48L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>However, they warned people not to pick up baby foxes unless they are in the middle of the road or an equally dangerous place, saying the mother fox is usually nearby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"V4n31GUyixA7WSpPhEC9ZQfiLG0aP08l5bRMT1z9sz2Jv2nMukceg8aOHTSqNlsZHJqUBjrW6wDLujEXAY4ktD\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BHEv4NhM0r\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/camberwell\/rspca-appeal-after-bodies-of-two-skinny-puppies-are-found-partially-buried-in-burgess-park\/\">RSPCA appeal after bodies of two skinny puppies are found &#8216;partially buried&#8217; in Burgess Park<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;RSPCA appeal after bodies of two skinny puppies are found &#8216;partially buried&#8217; in Burgess Park&#8221; &#8212; Southwark News\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/camberwell\/rspca-appeal-after-bodies-of-two-skinny-puppies-are-found-partially-buried-in-burgess-park\/embed\/#?secret=gbCGditYEv#?secret=BHEv4NhM0r\" data-secret=\"BHEv4NhM0r\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The unnamed lady, who came to the across the cub alone and in a distressed state near a busy main road in Elephant and Castle earlier this month tried to reunite the him with his mother, before calling in the RSPCA. She put him in a cardboard box at a safe location nearby with food and water.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMTg0ODA2ODM5MSIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWNvbnRlbnQgc291dGgtZW50aXR5LXBsYWNlbWVudCIgc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbi1sZWZ0OiBhdXRvO21hcmdpbi1yaWdodDogYXV0bzt0ZXh0LWFsaWduOiBjZW50ZXI7Ij48IS0tICAvMTU0NzI1MDcwLDIyNjk0MTk2OTY5L3NvdXRod2Fya25ld3Mvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cyAtLT4NCjxkaXYgaWQ9ImRpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxIj4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLTJ4MScpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICAgICAgIDwvZGl2Pg==<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer Paige Havlin, who attended the scene, said: \u201cThis fox cub was in a precarious position and could easily have perished without the help of this lady who followed correct advice from the start by leaving the cub in a cardboard box outside with food and water to see if his parent would take him.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000002172-421x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-438121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000002172-421x560.jpg 421w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000002172-211x280.jpg 211w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000002172-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000002172-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000002172-750x997.jpg 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000002172-1140x1515.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000002172.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em> Baby foxes with RSPCA  &#8211; photo supplied <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We tried again to reunite the cub and its mother the following evening but sadly without success.&nbsp;<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71156\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448386\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtNDQ5NjQ1MTIxIiBjbGFzcz0ic291dGgtaW4tYXJ0aWNsZS1tcHU5IHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHU5Ij4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLW1wdTknKTsgfSk7DQo8L3NjcmlwdD4NCjwvZGl2PiAgICAgPC9kaXY+<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A fox we suspect was the mother visited the spot around six times and approached the cub, but was very skittish and while she ate the food we left out for her she did not take the cub.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neighbours confirmed that foxes were local visitors to the area, but Paige found nothing when searching local gardens for fox dens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To protect the health of the baby fox he was taken South Essex Wildlife Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"EudDWsDOkQcCgRjxtTec6mPO9JvUHq2WQJPEB3UN7XwhXIK1V8Koa4krr1GlYfp50F5hinSLvA8pNSzVqZbT0Ifys7lnaAM24F\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tRhkJRkMwt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/history\/history-plus\/impoverished-victorian-women-posing-as-aristocrats-ran-one-of-south-londons-most-fearsome-gangs-now-disney-has-made-a-tv-show-about-them\/\">Impoverished Victorian women posing as aristocrats ran one of South London&#8217;s most fearsome gangs &#8211; now Disney+ has made a TV show about them<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Impoverished Victorian women posing as aristocrats ran one of South London&#8217;s most fearsome gangs &#8211; now Disney+ has made a TV show about them&#8221; &#8212; Southwark News\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/history\/history-plus\/impoverished-victorian-women-posing-as-aristocrats-ran-one-of-south-londons-most-fearsome-gangs-now-disney-has-made-a-tv-show-about-them\/embed\/#?secret=ICw0ZJaOmq#?secret=tRhkJRkMwt\" data-secret=\"tRhkJRkMwt\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospital staff are now caring for him among a group of fox cubs until he has built up the skills to survive alone and can be released back into the wild.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71157\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448387\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMzUzMjUxODg2MCIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWluLWFydGljbGUtbXB1LTEwIHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KZ29vZ2xldGFnLmNtZC5wdXNoKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgeyBnb29nbGV0YWcuZGlzcGxheSgnZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCcpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICA8L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Paige added: \u201cWe are so grateful to the local resident who took time trying to help a fox cub that was clearly in distress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, it is important to remember that not all wild animals need rescuing and are better off being left where they are and monitored for as long as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf anyone finds a fox cub on their own and their eyes are open the cub is probably fine and the parents are usually nearby.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is best to leave a supply of dog food and water and check again in 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the cub is in immediate danger on a road then try to safely move the cub to a sheltered spot, but handling as little as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Generally, it is best that members of the public don\u2019t handle or transport fox cubs as they can become aggressive when stressed or injured.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>If anyone finds a fox cub that is injured, sick or in immediate danger or has their eyes closed then call the RSPCA on 0300 1234 999.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An abandoned baby fox was rescued by a local resident of the Elephant and Castle after she saw him distressed, however despite the best efforts of the RSPCA the cub remains pack-less, writes Melina Block.. The RSPCA thanked the caring lady who came across the cub, who is believed to be around two months old. 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