Fox Needs Leg Amputated After Getting Caught in Illegal Trap

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Arlington, MA – A fox that had their leg injured in an illegal trap needed to have the limb amputated. It was one of at least two recent incidents involving leghold traps, which have been banned in the state since 1975, that are under investigation in Arlington.

The injured fox was caught in a garage on Hibbert Street and taken to Newhouse Wildlife Rescue, where the injured leg was successfully amputated. This incident involved a different fox from another one spotted with a leg in an illegal trap earlier in September. That injured animal was reported in the area of Avola and Udine streets in the week of Sept. 15, then again on Sept. 21, police said — they don’t know what happened to that fox.

The fox who was saved by the amputation did not have bones broken by the trap, but blood did not begin flowing again after the trap was removed, according to the Chelmsford-based animal rescue. Despite the amputation, the fox recovered well after the incident.

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