Yeah I did not expect to see this today. Had been following them for several years now. Always enjoyed the information they provided on the foxes. Had no idea this was going on in the background. Guess it shouldn't surprise me though if she is flaunting them all over YouTube and other social media. I never agreed with the people they gave the foxes to either. If you look at some of the enclosures the "new families" have for the foxes they "adopt" from her, they are super tiny, no yard, etc.
She constantly pushes for merch sales and donations on her videos too. I almost bought a shirt in support, but super glad I did not.
I wonder if there was any bullshit going on too with Valentine that had Gingival Hyperplasia. I believe they ended up having to put it down (posted video below), but after reading all of these messages, it probably just cost her too much and was too much of an inconvenience. I cant think of another fox she has that has an actual real problem that needed to be "rescued" due to its conditions. Of the videos I have seen, she generally does "rescue" the foxes that are prettier. There were several in her walkthroughs I always wondered why she DIDN'T pick because of this reason.
This is Valentine, who apparently someone begged her to rescue.
Video of his death memorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Daw9MjbB7Zk
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From their YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ42KAIU_Gw
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#thevalentinefox BACKSTORY Valentine is a 5 year old pearl/cross furfarm rescue fox with a genetic condition called Gingival Hyperplasia. Because of this he gets surgery once a year to trim back his gums. Since his condition is not curable at this time. Valentines recap from 10-20-2017 "Valentine was brought into the vet for his very first exam. During this exam he received all vaccines, was neutered, and we had a biopsy done to find out what exactly is wrong with his mouth. The results from his biopsy came back. He has something called Gingival hyperplasia which is just the overgrowth of gums and luckly this is not cancerous. Studies have shown this is often hereditary in farm foxes. This happens when they are bred for the fur quality (many of you may have noticed he has the thickest coat of fur here) and this was the unfortunate side affect. We can help Val! He will need more surgeries to remove the tissues so the teeth can have normal wear and exposure. Removing the extra tissue will also help prevent infections. Because with how they are now he often gets hair stuck in his gums. It may take more than one surgery to help Val. His sponsors are going to do what they can but we would appreciate donations to help Valentine's medical costs."
I did a quick lookback at a couple to find some shots:
From:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7q6-MY5xYU
The cage seemed like such a downgrade to me and on top of that I dont think they even have a "yard" for Todd.
I don't even think they had a follow up with him.
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For Kib and Waverly, they never once pulled the camera back to show the rest of the area, the size of the enclosure, or any type of size of yard.
It looks like a glorified ferret cage.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8XywC09J5o
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Bonus comment I found while poking around:
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