Urban fox populations have thrived in British cities and their welfare involves distinctive challenges related to human coexistence, disease, and traffic mortality.
Foxes with mange suffer intense skin irritation, hair loss, and systemic illness that causes prolonged suffering. The Fox Project and National Fox Welfare Society provide treatment advice and mange treatment delivery. Road mortality is largely unavoidable but injured foxes benefit from prompt reporting and access to wildlife rehabilitation. Coexistence management that reduces disease transmission and conflict is more welfare-positive than culling.