I admire people who are
willing to rescue animals. These people are very dedicated to their
mission and have big hearts. I've seen them rescue animals from
horrible conditions, nurse them back to health and then find them
good homes. There are also situations where they will release
rescued animals back into the wild. It takes a special type of
person to do this type of work. I respect these people. In England,
they seem to take it a step further. They were called out to rescue
an animal that was taxidermied. I'm sure not much would be required
to find it a good home. Nursing this animal back to health just may
have been a bit beyond their abilities.
Below are some excerpts
from the story with my valuable insights in italics.
Animal Rescuers
in England shifted into high gear on Monday in search of a
possibly injured fox — only to learn the animal
was not what it seemed.
Ellie Burt,
an officer with the Royal Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), said a resident in Devon, a city
roughly 200 miles southwest of London, became worried about the
fox, which had been hiding in a bush.
Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is probably a very busy
organization. I'm sure a resident was worried about a fox. It's
likely this person didn't want the creature to be the focus of a fox
hunt. This is something the English gentry seem to enjoy, but the
rest of England seems to frown upon. I know participation in a fox
hunt is something that has been done in England for centuries. Maybe
it is time they modernized their sport. Instead of a fox hunt, how
about a drone fox hunt? I believe it would be interesting to see the
English gentry galloping their horses through the English countryside
after a drone that appears to be a flying fox. They may even be able
to make a taxidermied fox part of the experience.
The local said the fox was
acting lethargic before it collapsed and hadn't moved in days,
according to a news release from the animal organization obtained by
Fox News.
Rescuers asked the Good
Samaritan to attempt the "broom test" with the fox to see
if it was still alive, and they "were told that it didn't move
but tracked them with its eyes and seemed to be breathing well."
It is possible the
local noticed the fox when walking home after consuming too many
pints. If this taxidermied fox was acting lethargic prior to
collapsing, it may be possessed. I can almost imagine the humor of
an inebriated person getting a broomstick and poking a taxidermied
fox.
“There is a good fox.
Is there something wrong with you fox? Strange how you don't make a
sound or move when I poke you with a broomstick. You are a bit odd
in that way. I've never seen a fox act like you. Most run screaming
when they see me coming with a broomstick. Most animals and people
run when they see me coming with a broomstick, but that is another
story.”
I like how it seemed to
be breathing well and watched the local with its eyes. If there is a
taxidermied fox that can do this, the taxidermy process has really
changed.
Burt traveled to the fox,
with the hope that it could be saved. When she got to the scene, she
said she quickly learned "this wasn't a live fox — but
a dead fox who'd been stuffed by a taxidermist."
I can just see someone
from the RSPCA looking at the taxidermied fox and then looking at the
local.
“Are you drunk?”
“Not more than
usual.”
“This is a dead fox
that has been taxidermied. It's not alive. There's nothing I can do
for this animal.”
“You could still find
it a good home.”
“You could not have
so many pints so you can tell the difference between a live fox and
one that has been taxidermied.”
“I believe the spirit
of the fox is still within the animal and that's what I saw.”
“Were you cut off at
the pub?”
“No more than usual.”
"He’d
clearly been placed under a bush outside of the houses as a prank,"
Burt said. "After speaking to some of the neighbors, I soon
discovered that someone had been moving it around the neighborhood.”
The
RSPCA said Burt discarded the fox "to avoid any further calls."
I wonder if this is a
prank that someone recorded and then downloaded to YouTube? I wonder
what kind of history this local had for someone to believe they would
fall for such a practical joke.
“Aren't you the person who fell for the lighted bag of dog crap on your doorstep
gag?”
“Yeah, so?
“Didn't you fall for
the hard-boiled egg in the egg carton gag?”
“Okay, so what of it?”
“Okay, so what of it?”
“I think you also
fell for the tape over the sprayer in the kitchen sink gag.”
“Yes, I did, so what
do you want from me?”
“I have a sick
looking fox in the bush I want to show you.”
“Okay.”
Here
is a link to the story.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/taxidermy-fox-england-sick-rescue-animal
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