Ah, stop.
Would you keep a fox as a pet?
Would you then let your children play with said fox in the house, outside the house, and on a trampoline?
You probably wouldn’t, let’s be honest.
One mum, however, who has done exactly all of these things is Natalie Reynolds.
The British mum-of-four took the fox into her home when he was abandoned as a cub.
Now a fully grown fox, Jasper (yes, she called him Jasper) regularly plays with her kids, her three dogs, and her cat.
Speaking on This Morning, Natalie explained why Jasper was different to wild foxes and how she knows he would never hurt one of her children.
“With Jasper, the children have held him since he was a tiny baby, he knows their smell, and we’re very aware of his noises and his actions.
“You learn to understand and read a fox’s body language and sounds.
“That’s a wild fox that’s gone in looking for food, doing what it would do naturally, and wouldn’t know it’s a human baby.”
Natalie said that Jasper doesn’t know he’s a fox so he just acts like any other regular animal.
The mum also admitted that he has nipped strangers in the past, but that he has a very good bond with her and her kids.
“He’s fine with them and sees them as part of his pack.
“He thinks he’s a dog or a child, he doesn’t know he’s a fox!”
