A family who bought what was supposed to be a Siberian Husky was shocked to discover it was a fox. A crook from Lima, Peru, passed the animal as a purebred dog, known in colder regions.
The mistake happened when a boy’s mother told him he could buy a puppy. An animal breeder sold the boy an Andean fox cub, which the boy called ‘Run Run’, for around 52 Peruvian soles, approximately 72 reais.
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The boy started to raise the fluffy puppy as a pet until he started to grow up and become more and more aggressive with the family members, soon his father realized that it was a fox they were raising and not a Siberian Husky. He also said he noticed that the smell of the animal’s feces and urine was stronger than most dog droppings.
During a heavy storm in the neighborhood, the fox escaped from his home and has since been left to roam around the neighborhood, where he is often seen on rooftops. The family’s neighbors have not been able to catch the animal since it fled. The predator feeds on chickens, ducks and guinea pigs from the local community to survive, at a cost to the boy’s parents.
The boy’s mother, Maribel Sotero, said: ‘Sometimes he eats four or five guinea pigs and I have to pay for them. ‘We thought he was a purebred puppy.’
One of Ms. Sotelo’s neighbors, who keeps guinea pigs in an outdoor wooden cage, said the fox continues to gnaw at the metal mesh to rip off her little pets, adding that she often only finds their heads and furs.
Neighbors also complain about the strong smell of feces left by the fox near their homes where children and elderly people live.
One resident told local media: ‘I’ve already talked to the owner and she seems desperate. ‘We need help, he needs to be captured and taken to the jungle.’ The boy’s parents asked the local authorities to intervene and take the fox to its natural habitat.
Authorities found it difficult to capture the fox due to the number of people who scare the animal, but planned to take it to the Zoo to live its more peaceful life.
Walter Silva, a veterinarian and wildlife expert, said many wild animals are brought in by ‘traffickers’. The illegal trade in animals is a crime in Peru and carries sentences of three to five years in prison.
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