Foxes are victims of the exotic pet trade and sadly as these animals are exempt from protection of The Animal Welfare Act, this trade is unlicensed and unregulated. Fox cubs are being sold as novelty pets as young as 4 weeks of age, with no consideration of their well-being. 

This petition is for the new Labour Government to review and reform the laws and legislation around the keeping and breeding of exotic animals so that there is legal protection to prevent the selling of fox cubs under 8 weeks of age and to ensure that until this age the cubs stay with their mother in a safe and enriching environment where they have space to express their natural behaviours.