A Windsor resident is asking for the public’s help to capture two injured foxes roaming in the east end of the city.
“They will not survive,” said Christine Harvie, a nearby resident. “They have no fur to keep them warm.”
She said the pair are suffering from mange, a severe skin disease that causes scabs, lesions and hair loss.
Harvie is working side-by-side with local tracker Mary Morneau, who set up a five-foot by seven-foot trap with cameras and sensors on Harvie’s driveway.
The driveway is also scented with a liquid concoction of water, chicken, fresh food and barbecue sauce.
Once the animals enter the cage and eat from the main feeding station, the trap door shuts.
But Harvie said one trap isn’t enough.
Christine Harvie seen in Windsor, Ont. on Nov. 13, 2024. (Stefanie Masotti/CTV News Windsor)
She is asking anyone living on Banwell Road, Chateau Avenue or anywhere around the Blue Heron Pond to allow …