A Colorado woman kidnapped a fox and made it Instagram famous — and that’s not a good thing, officials say.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Saturday that officers confiscated a wild red fox from a woman in Colorado Springs and were “forced to euthanize the animal.”
Wildlife officials first came across an Instagram page for the fox where the woman had posted dozens of photos and videos since May 2018, Parks and Wildlife said.
The animal was young when the account started. The first Instagram post said the woman “rescued” the fox. After that, she posted photos of the fox wearing a dog collar, on a leash and eating human food, officials said.
“It is a crime to possess wild animals in Colorado. Illegal possession of live wildlife is a misdemeanor punished by a $100 fine,” Parks and Wildlife said in a news release. “And it’s potentially dangerous. Red fox are known to carry diseases such as canine distemper and rabies.”
