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A review by ishmael
The Hidden World of the Fox by Adele Brand
3.0
I didn't realize going in this would be focusing heavily on England, where foxes are much closer to raccoon status than in America. They've adapted to urban areas and plenty of people see them as pests, with the media inflating any conflict. Lots of talk about how people can peacefully coexist with wildlife.
The author greatly dislikes foxes being kept as pets--the Russian project gets no more than a couple sentences and she expresses doubt on the ethics of the experiment and glosses over whether it could be considered successful. She's open to the idea that such a thing could happen much further in the future, but current sees fox pets a status symbol where the person doesn't actually care about the animal at all. She straight up says "get a dog."
I enjoyed it but would've preferred a book with a broader and deeper focus.
The author greatly dislikes foxes being kept as pets--the Russian project gets no more than a couple sentences and she expresses doubt on the ethics of the experiment and glosses over whether it could be considered successful. She's open to the idea that such a thing could happen much further in the future, but current sees fox pets a status symbol where the person doesn't actually care about the animal at all. She straight up says "get a dog."
I enjoyed it but would've preferred a book with a broader and deeper focus.