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0757227043207572270432The Fox Rescuers is an animal Charity based in Stockport which specialises exclusively in the rescue, rehabilitation and subsequent release of foxes. The rescue is run by Paul McDonald and Carol Gowrie who set up the rescue in June 2019 and who, combined, have over 12 years of hands-on experience with foxes. We offer an emergency helpline for foxes in need of emergency care who fall within our catchment area of the North West and West Midlands, along with an advice line for those outside of that area. For non-emergencies within our catchment we offer a trapping service for foxes with illnesses and injuries which need treatment and veterinary care. The Fox Unit (hospital) itself is based in a converted outbuilding on a piece of land attached to a residential property and is fitted with all the necessary equipment to house and care for 6 adult foxes at any one time, with some overflow accommodation when necessary.
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Posted on 21st December 2024
It's that time of the year when you may hear screams and screeches outside during the early hours. It's (probably) nothing to worry about and is likely to be your local foxes as we are approaching the mating season. Foxes mate once a year and the vixen (female) fox is only on heat for 3 days of this period, meaning foxes only have a short window of mating in the year. The mating season sees a lot of calls to us not only due to the method in which foxes mate (they effectively get stuck together for a period after mating to ensure insemination), leading to concern from members of the public that there is a problem, but also due to the fact that it means foxes will be less concerned about dangers around them (i.e. traffic) and more focused on mating, that can result in a lot of road traffic accidents (RTA's). We can only advise people to keep an eye out for foxes running into roads during this time of the year, and to keep to speed limits as well, bearing in mind there are plenty of foxes in urban areas as well as rural areas.
Admittance date: 9th January 2025
Cage trapped in order to be treated for mange, Hope was originally very stressed out on admittance, now allowing us to do a first assessment of him. However, he seems to have settled a bit now and there doesn't appear to be any wounds anywhere on him/no fractures, so we're hoping for a quick turnaround now he's begun treatment for mange.