Meet Pudding, the Photogenic Fox That’s too Friendly to be Released Into the Wild

[inanna]

In most situations, if a fox comes running up to a human in broad daylight, either they’ve got a tin can stuck on their head or something else is terribly wrong. Foxes are beautiful creatures that are adorable beyond any doubt, but they’re known for being wild predators that keep their distance from humans. Pudding the fox, however, is the exact opposite.

Perhaps the friendliest fox you will ever meet, little Pudding has become a permanent resident at the National Fox Welfare Society in England. Despite numerous attempts to reintegrate Pudding back into a wild pack, she is simply too friendly to survive on her own.

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While Pudding has become a beloved companion, Hemmington does not support keeping foxes as domestic animals, telling ABC News, “they are wild animals and that is where I believe they should be.”

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Link: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/pudding-fox-is-too-friendly-to-be-released/




(My favorite photo of Pudding - I even have this set as my desktop background on occasion.)

More (adorable) pics of Pudding can be viewed at link.

[shenmue]

1. Awwww!

[inanna]

2. I just love that name.

"Pudding."

How sweet is that?

[oldandhappy]

3. Awwww What a sweetie!

Beautiful animal.

[inanna]

4. Video of Pudding

And another favorite pic:

[Phentex]

8. He smiles and wags his tail!

He looks so happy. That's amazing.

[OnyxCollie]

5. Lookit that face! Oooh!

[inanna]

12. Heh!

First read about Pudding a few months ago. Kept going back to the site to look at the pics. Then I just stole the pics. (lol)

Yup. I'm a bit obsessed with this little fox, but oh well....

When/if I manage to get to the UK, I'd love to visit this place to see Pudding up close (if that is permitted.)

[brer cat]

6. What a cutie!

About a year ago we had a fox who made daily appearances running around our neighborhood. He/she was gorgeous! I wouldn't approach him nor would I want our dog out at the same time, but it was nice to have a front-row seat for his daily romp.

[inanna]

9. A few years ago I was in the car with my brother when out of the woods

came a red fox. Brother immediately slowed/stopped (as did all other traffic) to let the fox cross the road. Funny - even after the fox made it to the other side, the cars STAYED in their positions with several of their occupants just taking pics and admiring him. Nobody was in a rush, nobody was getting angry. Nobody tried to approach him, either.

I (and everyone else) was just awestruck by the sheer beauty of that animal!

[Phentex]

7. How cute is he?

That face is precious!

[inanna]

10. Makes me want to watch

The Fox & The Hound movie again.

(I cried at the end of THAT movie!)

[Phentex]

11. That was a great movie!

My kids watched it a thousand times...meaning I did too.