Halitosis Epidemic in Foxes
By WorDazza
@WorDazza (15833)
Manchester, England
July 12, 2022 4:06pm CST
Researchers, who clearly have nothing better to do, have discovered that dog poo now forms a large part of the diet of foxes in the UK.
Considering dog owners are supposed to pick up after their dog and dispose of the poo responsibly this news troubles me greatly.
This must surely mean that not only can foxes open wheelie bins but they can also untie the knots in the poo bags.
And there was me thinking it would be cats who developed opposable thumbs first.
Hopefully the foxes will utilise their new thumbs to use a toothbrush after eating!!
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6 responses
@Fleura (29075)
• United Kingdom
12 Jul 22
Well hello stranger!
Good to see you, although I really could have done without this piece of information.
I guess the foxes could be picking up dog poo from private land. Dog owners are only obliged to poo-pick in public places, so if they have dogs in a garden or yard or even a field, they can do what they want. I wonder if the foxes are adversely affected? I only recently discovered that cattle can get serious health problems spread via dog poo
https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2018/06/22/dog-poo-cause-abortions-cattle/
Menu SAVED: PAGE: ACTIVE AREA: Diseases found in dog poo can cause abortions in cattle and death in sheepNFU Scotland is urging members of the public to clean up after their dogs when walking on or near to agricultural land.Parasites found in some dog faec
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
12 Jul 22
Hello you. Good to be back. I just seemed to fall out of the habit of being here. We're currently dealing with a particularly tragic situation at home (which I may talk about here one day) and I just felt I needed a distraction and this is it!!
Anyhow, the article did say it did increase the risk of disease and parasite transmission.
It also said that the DNA of the dog poo was very close to that of a foxes natural prey so some foxes were taking the easy option so to speak.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
13 Jul 22
That is strange, I never knew that foxes did this. I believe you are right that their breath would not be pleasant.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
13 Jul 22
@misunderstood_zombie Mmmm. You make it sound so appetising. I'm almost tempted 
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
13 Jul 22
@WorDazza I guess why hunt if a steaming plate of poo is just laying there.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16520)
• China
13 Jul 22
You have a sense of humour ! No way could the foxes brush their teeth,what they think about is how to utilise their new thumbs to find more dog poo.
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@RasmaSandra (73104)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jul 22
Interesting I think someone is not doing their job the dog owners or the foxes have learned something no one expected
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
13 Jul 22
@JudyEv I never knew that about rabbits. Maybe some sort of double digestive procedure requiring two passes to extract the required nutrients??
I do know that dogs occasionally do it but that's usually a sign there is some deficiency in their diet.
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