Ringo, a white and black tree fox, and Starkey, a red fox, were owned by two ladies living in a New Mexico trailer park, and were confiscated by law enforcement officials for being kept illegally. Coming from extremely small enclosures, they were temporarily placed at a local human society. Since New Mexico has no sanctuaries where the foxes could go, TWAS rescued them, and brought them back to live in spacious quarters, where they can run, play, dig and climb (in Ringo’s case) to their hearts’ content.
Little Nova is a Fox who couldn't be re-released into the wild – he is blind. So TWAS agreed to take him in and give him a good home. Because of continuing infections and pain, our veterinary ophthalmology specialists recommended removing his eyes. Nova has recovered perfectly and has adapted wonderfully to his new surroundings. He will eventually have his own playmates – foxes Ringo and Starkey – in a safe and loving environment, for the rest of his life.
Aurora is a female Fox that was found severely injured. Her tail had been cut off either by accident or on purpose, and she was very sick and in need of medical attention. A rehabilitation facility in Nebraska gave her medical attention and rehabilitated her, but Aurora could not hunt well with her balance being compromised. The Rehab Center realized Aurora would need to remain in captivity to survive, and asked us to give her a permanent home. Aurora has joined the Sanctuary’s other rescued foxes and has become great friends with Nova, a special needs blind fox, as well as all of the other rescued Fox living at the Sanctuary.