April 6, 2022, 4:56 p.m. • 7 minutes reading Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article The Capitol fox met its fate. Despite the rising Internet star, the fox arrested by Capitol police on Tuesday after reports of several “aggressive” incidents around the hill will be euthanized to undergo tests for rabies, an expert told ABC News on Wednesday. in Animal Control of the District of Columbia. Police had warned the public on Tuesday afternoon not to approach any fox that allegedly sounded the alarm around the Capitol complex. “We have received several reports of foxes attacking inside or near the US Capitol stadium,” Capitol police wrote on Twitter at 12:50 p.m. on Tuesday. “For your safety, do not approach foxes. Animal control officers work to trap and move any foxes they find.” Capitol police released photos of a fox arrested in the Capitol on April 5, 2022. A Capitol police spokesman told ABC News on Tuesday that a fox had “bitten or bitten” at least six people, including an MP. The House Sergeant at Arms office had also warned lawmakers in a note about the fox allegedly biting humans, saying: “There are probably a lot of fox nests in the Capitol Grounds.” Ami Bera MP D-Calif. Revealed on Twitter that he was the legislator who had been bitten. Capitol police released photos of a fox arrested in the Capitol on April 5, 2022. Specifically, foxes are vulnerable to rabies and can transmit the disease to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – a fact that Bera is well aware of now. The MP’s office confirmed in a statement to ABC News that he “stung his foot” and was admitted to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he received several gunshots. Bera, who is a doctor, posted a light warning on Twitter about his close phone call. Photos of the cute – but potentially dangerous – creature first appeared on social media on Monday. A fox was spotted scurrying through the streets on Tuesday afternoon, despite the fact that the area was full of tourists now that the Capitol complex reopened to the public last month, as it was mostly closed for two years due to the pandemic . After workers spent hours trying to find the animal, Capitol police posted a photo on Twitter at 3:36 p.m. Tuesday of the culprit in a cage with the line “Captured”. Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told reporters she had a close encounter with the fox Monday night and showed a video she took with the usually nocturnal animal. Capitol police released photos of a fox arrested in the Capitol on April 5, 2022. Some on the Internet rushed to demand the release of the fox – which was captured with the help of the Humane Rescue Alliance. A social media account that played “Capitol Fox” also appeared on Twitter on Tuesday, even releasing a statement about what the fox called “her illegal arrest”. “As a fox, I can not speak. And very often – I have no one to talk about me. They make fun of me in songs, dress me like clothes and chase me like a criminal in my house. Why should I ask you?” said the statement. The only way to test for rabies on canines is to test their brains, which requires putting them down. ABC News’ Justin Fishel and Trish Turner contributed to this report.
