Rabid Foxes - Part 2

A few days ago I noted that there have been a number of presumably rabid foxes spotted in the area. Now, one has bitten a little boy near here.

The Smithfield boy was playing with an older child in a sandbox in the family's yard last week when the fox bit the young boy on both of his forearms, said Isle of Wight Animal Control Chief Ed Sullivan.

The child's mother, who was outside pruning flowers, grabbed both children and brought them inside the house by going through the garage. The fox followed them, but the mother closed the door and trapped the fox in the garage, Sullivan said.