Pet Fox Western Australia

Two of ms pearson s pet foxes which were seized and later euthanased.

Pet fox western australia. Foxes are not found in the most northern regions of australia including the north west kimberley. Swift foxes are omnivores. On tuesday four agriculture victoria officers and two police officers seized three foxes from donna pearson s wurruk home east of melbourne where she had been keeping them as pets. Breeding pairs have also ended up new zealand hawaii the isle of man ireland scotland and england where they have escaped to form wild.

In australia it is endangered and will probably go extinct in the bush in the near future. We currently provide day to day care for 50 70 animals on site at our southern highlands shelter 2 5 hours from sydney some are permanent residents others are waiting to be adopted or undergoing medical care. This species is known to have a loving temperament and is less noisy and energetic than fennec foxes. The rock wallaby is another popular pet.

An optimal diet for a pet fennec fox is a commercial wild canid diet which is what many zoos feed them. Fox free tasmania program. The animals were later euthanased under an order from the department. A study on urban foxes in melbourne found that contrary to what happens in the uk where foxes use other animals borrows foxes dug most of the dens they lived in.

Fortunately they are sold as pets in japan so their survival is assured. Hailing from the north american grasslands swift foxes vulpes velox are a small species of fox that are a rare find in the exotic pet trade. Rabbits are legal pets in nsw so you may wish to leave it with a friend before you move. If you are moving to queensland and own a prohibited pet you can surrender it to the queensland government have it euthanased or give it to a friend.

Foxes are currently present in many suburban and metropolitan areas in australia adelaide brisbane canberra melbourne perth and sydney. Western australian state government authorities conduct aerial and hand baiting on almost 35 000 square kilometres 14 000 sq mi to control foxes and feral cats as part of the western shield pest management program. In the wild fennec foxes are omnivores that eat a varied diet of meat and plants including rodents birds insects and fruit. It is declared for the whole of the state in the management control category c3 and the prohibited keeping category.

In western australia the fox is a declared pest under the biosecurity and agriculture management act 2007 administered by the department of primary industries and regional development. But most owners feed their fennecs a mix of dog food cat food vegetables and fruit.