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Capitol Police and animal control had to deal with a fox.

The controversial far right cable network is not the talk of DC. It is a small red fox and she was a biter.

Foxes often avoid human contact. They often prey on small animals, pets and are normally night creatures. However they are as urban as coyotes, raccoons, pigeons and squirrels. They burrow in areas close to buildings in urban settings. Foxes often look for vacant buildings or open prairies to burrow. They often avoid biting people unless cornered or someone attempts to get near its burrow.

The canine was aggressively attacking people near the U.S. Capitol. The Capitol Police and Washington, DC wild animal control caught the fox.

The animal was spotted on the grounds of the Capitol and it has been nipping at people.

It's possible that the animal had a borrow with its pups [kits] and it's just protective. Also if the animal could be rabid but that's danger to those who came in contact.

They had caught the canine. They had to euthanize the fox.

“The D.C. Public Health Lab has confirmed the fox that was captured yesterday tested positive for the rabies virus,” a statement from the city’s health agency said, advising anyone who had come into contact with the animal or its offspring to reach out to the authorities. “D.C. Health is contacting all human victims who were bitten by the fox.”

Washington health officials said earlier in the day that the fox had been euthanized so that she could be tested for rabies, eliciting an outpouring of sorrow for an animal that had become something of a mascot during its brief wanderings near the Capitol. But in an era of pandemic precautions and contact tracing, the diagnosis prompted speculation about who might have been exposed.

Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) confirms he got bitten by the fox.

Representative Ami Bera, a California Democrat who had reported being bitten by a fox near the Capitol on Monday night and was treated soon after, said on Wednesday that he felt “healthy” and was back to work.

Ximena Bustillo, a food and agriculture policy reporter for Politico who had also been bitten on Tuesday, said she was not contacted by D.C. Health officials about the positive rabies test before the announcement became public.

It was not immediately clear what additional measures would be taken for the local fox population after the positive test. No other foxes were found on the Capitol Hill grounds, an earlier D.C. Health statement said, but it would not be uncommon to see more.

The status of other bite victims was unknown. Treatments for rabies, which can be fatal, should be started “as soon as possible after exposure,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The late vixen’s children — known as kits — were also found on the Capitol grounds and recovered on Wednesday morning, D.C. Health said. Officials said they were still determining what to do with the kits.

The Capitol fox, as she was christened earlier in the week as she roamed the grounds of the Capitol, was captured by animal control officers from the Humane Rescue Alliance on Tuesday afternoon. The Capitol Police and the Humane Rescue Alliance did not say at the time what would happen to the animal, referring questions to the city’s health department.

Again, why do white people always treat wild animals like they're domesticated? 

I would never touch a wild animal. 

Alas, some people think that animals are timid when you're petting them. Nope.

It's the unfortunate cause and effect of animals and people.

I've said it before and I stand by what I say: "Wild animals are......well you know!"

If you want to be a thrill seeker, you might want to get life insurance.