Oklahoma sheriff's deputy in Sequoyah County attacked by pet fox
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Posted: 10/05/2012
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a Sequoyah County deputy suffered scratches but no major injuries when he was attacked by a pet fox while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Sheriff Ron Lockhart says the fox, named Roxie, attacked Deputy Dwayne Frizzell last week. The sheriff tells Fort Smith, Ark., television station KHBS that the fox is now in quarantine at a Sallisaw veterinary clinic and is being tested for rabies.
The sheriff says the fox, which lived inside the home as a pet, ran up the deputy's leg and up to his throat.
Lockhart says the fox's owners had a permit from the Department of Agriculture to rehabilitate the fox — but that the permit had expired in July.
The sheriff says the fox scratched but did not bite the deputy.
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