Foxes, feared and fancied

The photo above, entitled "Lucy's Pet Fox," was found in Cenz's photostream on Flickr.

Many British citizens have had the unfortunate experience of wild foxes invading their homes, terrorizing their pets, and even attacking their children. Meanwhile, others (in the U.S., Siberia, and - yes - England) are intentionally taking them into their homes as pets. The quotes below link to stories on both sides of this divide.

"One of my kittens was standing on the bedside table, hissing,
but the other was on my bed and so was the fox. It was just standing there, looking at me and I backed out of the room because I was so shocked....Imagine if my son had been younger - he'd have been in there when the fox came in."

"He was born in captivity, and purchased legally from a breeder. Because he was the runt of the litter, his mother rejected him, and the breeder pulled him out and bottle-fed him right from the start. He is completely tame, and completely socialized to people."

"I was hugging him. I thought he had had a bad dream.
But then the fox started across the bedroom."

"She's been spayed, she's had every injection that a dog would have, and the vets love her."

"I thought it was a cat at first when I felt it clawing at my face. But when I opened my eyes and saw this fox, I was pretty shaken up to say the least....I just leapt from the covers and screamed, I’ve never moved so quickly. The scariest thing was it just appeared to be so fearless."

"Her favourite foods are chicken and cat food, washed down with a bowl of coffee."

"An officer came up to try to look through the window and the fox attacked the window."

I am in the market for a fox, but it won't need care or feeding...