It is easy to make a mistake and think babies from one animal belong to another species, especially considering how cute all animal babies are. And even the professionals are not immune to this.
UK charity The Cat Welfare Group recently shared an interesting story on their social media about how one of their staffers rescued a group of abandoned kittens only to realize they are baby foxes.
According to their Facebook post, The Cat Welfare Group was contacted by an individual who said he discovered a group of kittens under his deck. The deck was pressure washed prior to that, so the animals were quite cold and in danger of getting sick.
The Cat Welfare Group sent one staffer to recover the kittens, who immediately transferred them to a carrier and contacted the veterinarian in order to get them treated. While on hold, they picked up one of the kittens in order to weigh them, only to realize they were holding a baby fox in their hands.
Once the baby foxes were warmed up and fed, they were passed on to the local fox rescue organization. The fox rescue proceeded to look for a fox mum in order to reunite it with its babies. If they fail, the foxes will receive proper care before they grow enough to be able to return to the wild and survive on their own.
