A furry gift for the festive season
Posted By Foxy Lady on December 13, 2010
We are moving in to what is, in some circles, known as the Primary Gifting Period (according to Bill Bailey, anyway). If you’re me, that means a reasonable amount of time racking your brains as to what to buy the person who seems to have everything — or, worse, the person who says “Oh, I don’t need anything,” but you just know that, if you take them at their word, you’ll get moaned at.
Of course there is an obvious answer! You could adopt a fox for them. Below I’ve included a selection of wildlife rescue centres and other organisations who offer adoptions; if you’re a representative of an organisation that offers a similar service, please do feel free to contact me (drop me an email at info at gardenfoxwatch dot co dot uk) and I will add you to my list. (Let’s stick with red foxes only for the moment, thanks.)
Within the UK:
- Wildlife Aid. Based in Leatherhead, Surrey. £24.95.
- The Riverside Animal Centre. Based in Wallington, London; £20/year.
- Secret World. Based in Highbridge, Somerset. From £3/month.
- Lower Moss Wood Educational Nature Reserve. Based in Knutsford, Cheshire. Minimum donation of £25/year.
- The National Fox Welfare Society. Based in Rushden, Northamptonshire. £19.99.
- Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue. Based in Camberley, Surrey. £80/year.
Within the US:
- The National Wildlife Federation. (I don’t think this organisation has a single central location.) From $25.
- The Wild Animal Sanctuary. Near Keenesburg, Colorado. $10/month, $120/year.
[…] Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue, who are based in Camberley in Surrey, have let me know that they too have adoptable foxes available. I’ve added them to the list… […]