OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Arctic fox named Jax has been taken from north Omaha home by animal control officials.
A 24-year-old woman had been keeping the fox as a pet. A city ordinance forbids possessing non-domestic animals within city limits. A fox is classified as a wild animal.
The woman bought the fox in June for $650 from a seller in Indiana. Mark Langan with the Nebraska Human Society says the woman was not cited because she was cooperative and “didn’t realize that she wasn’t allowed to have a fox.”
The humane society is working to place the fox in an out-of-state sanctuary.