Those laid-back ears totally say, “I hate this!” LOL!

Siirenias: I don’t consider using Texas as a good example. You can own whatever the hell you want in that state, including tigers for crissakes which, I’m sure we all agree, don’t make good pets period let alone a pet to play dress up with.

“JNO” the fox in the video you posted was clearly upset. but, let me guess: it’s cyoooooot.

Actually “trin” the study you refer to was conducted in the 1950s and was used as a correlate about hominids, not as “proof” that foxes are ever actually domesticated.

The trade in “exotic pets” like this little fox is big busine$$ and you proponents of that should educate yourselves about what really goes on. If you actually have any caring for animals, you’d be against it…. but then, who cares, as long as it amuses you?

I’m no PETA groupie but I gotta agree that uber-domesticating a wild animal is pretty disturbing. Feeding it and teaching it to be tamer is fine. But dressing it up like Jay Lenos’ worst nightmare is too much. Control freak.

Too precious! I feel a wave of irresistable desire — a feeling that just touching that pretty foxie (unnatural but cute dress nothwithstanding) will fill all of my wants and needs…

Fox-sickie!

cute, yes. very.

pet? no :/

Her expression says, “Look, I have no idea what a camera is. Your only reason for standing so close must be to heap adoration and ear skritches on MEEEEE. So what are you waiting for? Must I apply the Cold Nose of Reminding You Who’s the Star Here?”

I admit the pic of the foxlet running free in the field with his great big ears flapping wildly in the wind makes my heart sing, but I won’t judge the folks who put the other little one in the silly frilly dress without knowing the backstory. She certainly doesn’t look abused or ill-used. Maybe she’s a rescue, maybe she’s a “differently-abled” little critter who can’t run like the others, maybe this situation is actually nirvana for her. She seems perfectly content snuggled into that lap she’s perched in. I’d reserve judgment on everything but the dress, and actually, I think it looks cute on her, as long as that’s a girl-fennec.

*You are a girl-fennec, aren’t you, fluffy-ookums?*

Theo, that’s fiber art.

[...still! - Ed.]

Yeah…and maybe he’s looking for a contract with Disney in a new live action flick about a cross-dressing desert dweller…