Urban foxes have adapted remarkably well to city life but face unique welfare challenges from human interactions.
Urban foxes face distinctive welfare challenges including vehicle strikes, dog attacks, accidental entrapment in gardens, and mange infestations. They can become dependent on human food sources leading to nutritional imbalance. Mange is particularly welfare-relevant as affected foxes suffer severe skin irritation, hair loss, and weakness. Treatment is available and effective when foxes return reliably to feed in a garden.