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# i reckon they might have suspected it was rabid.
what it did was pretty out of character for a fox.
(benito vaselini no not that one, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 18:39, archived)
# ^ this
suspected rabies is treated pretty much as "kill it now and give anybody who's been near/might have been bitten a rabies shot immediately".

reason being: rabies in humans is not only fatal but also untreatable after a few days and AFAIK the only sure way to detect if an animal has it is by autopsy and that can take a while.
(Heaping Spoonful of sugar, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 18:48, archived)
# Hmm. I'll have to remember this for if I ever have a pet that needs putting down, would certainly save money on vet bills.
"Hello, police? I think my goldfish has rabies!"
(I helped save b3ta! 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 19:02, archived)
# rabies shots are unpleasant though
and expensive.
(Heaping Spoonful of sugar, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 19:13, archived)
# I'll assure them that I wasn't bitten.
Maybe tell them it bit my neighbours, seeing as they're cunts.
(I helped save b3ta! 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 19:17, archived)
# there's no rabies in land mammals in the UK
the fox was liklely injured in the trap so they put it down. It's no surprise they caught one but who knows if it was that one or any other fox at all.
(I helped save b3ta! Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 19:12, archived)
# the uk is 'officially' rabies free
but there's nothing to stop a fox slipping on a channel tunnel train in france and getting over here. It's pretty unlikely admittedly, but they are uber-careful with suspected rabies cases.
(benito vaselini no not that one, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 19:16, archived)
# tell that to clarence
:(
(I helped save b3ta! Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 19:33, archived)