Video: 2 Foxes Fight Fiercely Friday Outside VA Home

FAIRFAX, VA — A squabble over cat food quickly escalated into a fierce fight between two young foxes early Friday morning. The melee was captured on video by a Ring camera placed outside a Patch reporter's home in Fairfax County, Virginia.

The reporter's family puts out food and treats for Popeye, a community cat that lives in the storm drains of their neighborhood. Almost every night, Popeye can be seen eating the treats and drinking the water left out for him on the windowsill of the reporter's home.

Many other critters have stopped by over the years to munch on the treats, including foxes, raccoons, and even flying squirrels. It's not unusual for Popeye to show up and find an empty bowl.

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The Ring video shows two foxes at Popeye's bowl around 3:03 a.m. on Friday. With open jaws, they snap at each other, trying to warn the other fox to back off. But when one turns and bends toward the bowl, a loud, violent struggle ensues.

The family has noticed one of Popeye's ears has been clipped, which indicates he has previously been trapped, neutered and then released. This is done because it's difficult to domesticate some feral cats. Rather than euthanizing them, the cats are caught and then altered, as a way to minimize the number of feral kittens born in the county.

The Fairfax County Animal Shelter has information on its website about community cats and its trap, neuter and release program.

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