The member of the public who assisted was unable to locate help in the early hours and the fox disappeared into bushes in Alver Valley and has not been seen since.
The young fox is paralysed from the waist down and has soars on his legs from dragging them across the floor.
It is not known how the Cub became injured but could be attempted infanticide, that is, adults will sometimes kill dependent youngsters of the same species. Dominant foxes may sometimes kill the cubs of other, often subordinate, foxes so as to:
a) Reduce the competition for food, both whilst the cubs are dependent upon adults and after the cubs have started to fend for themselves.
b) Encourage the bereaved vixen to devote her energies to feeding the cubs of the infanticidal fox.
If you see the Cub, please contact the RSPCA urgently on 0300 1234 999 and only contain it if safe to do so.
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