Urban foxes are among the most successful wildlife adapters to human environments, yet face persecution, vehicle strikes, and welfare problems from human food waste.
Urban foxes experience chronic welfare challenges including mange, food poisoning from inappropriate human food, road trauma, and snare injuries from residents who view them as pests. Mange in particular causes severe, prolonged suffering — itching, hair loss, and eventual death. Homeopathic treatment is ineffective; licensed veterinary treatment works.