FoxTales Wildlife Rehab
Rescue ~ Rehab ~ Release
Dedicated to saving the lives of native Virginia mammals
FoxTales is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that cares for orphaned, sick or injured native Virginian wildlife until they can be released into the wild. While in our care, we provide the food, medical care and housing the animal needs until it is the appropriate age, physical size/weight, and/or medical condition, at which time the animal will be released to lead its rightful wild life and fill its ecological niche in our ecosystem.
In the state of Virginia, FoxTales services Stafford County, Fauquier County, certain areas of Spotsylvania County, certain areas of King George County and the City of Fredericksburg. You may contact Animal Education and Rescue Organization (AERO) if you need assistance in Prince William County.
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Hours of Operation
Please call or text to ensure we are available to receive the wildlife.
Current Hours of Operation:
Sunday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Monday, Tuesday: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 8:00 am to 9:00 pm
Starting in March 2025, texts will temporarily be accepted 24/7 (during baby season). Please do not call outside the hours listed above.
Please leave a voicemail if we do not answer your call. We are likely already on the phone dealing with another rescue; feeding animals already in care; triaging a new arrival; working our “normal” full-time job; or sleeping. We promise to respond as soon as we can.
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Animals We Care For
FoxTales is permitted to care for the following native Virginia mammals: Bobcat; Cottontail Rabbit; Fox; Groundhog; Mink; Opossum; Raccoon; Skunk; Eastern Grey Squirrel and Flying Squirrels.
FoxTales is able to temporarily take in an injured, sick or orphaned black bear cub, but we are required to transport the cub to the Wildlife Center of Virginia within 24 hours of the bear cub coming into our care.
FoxTales is not able to treat the following animals: Amphibians (including frogs); Bats; Birds, (including songbirds and birds of prey); Reptiles, (including snakes and turtles).
Virginia rehabbers are not permitted to treat adult coyotes.
It is also illegal in Fauquier County, where FoxTales is located, to treat deer.
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Mangy Fox Program
FoxTales will do our best to help a fox showing signs of mange. We will need to discuss the details of your situation so that we can figure out a game plan. Treating mange is relatively easy, but getting the medication to the fox can be challenging and requires patience, dedication, determination and a bit of ingenuity.
If the disease is not in its advanced stages, we may be able to treat the fox in the field and avoid bringing the fox into care. If the disease is in its advanced stages and/or the fox has open wounds needing care, we will transport the fox to our facility for treatment until it can be released back to its home territory.
Visit our Programs page to learn more.
*FoxTales Wildlife Rehab is not a wildlife zoo*
FoxTales regularly receives inquiries from the public requesting a tour of our rehab facility. Please remember that FoxTales Wildlife Rehab is a rehabilitation center for wildlife. Our mission is to rescue the injured, sick or orphaned wildlife; rehabilitate the wildlife; and then release the wildlife to live a free life and take its rightful place in our ecosystem. It is critical that exposure to human presence remain at a minimum. Rehabilitation involves limiting all human exposure, including to the rehabber who is treating the wildlife. It is essential that wildlife retain their innate fear and suspicion of humans so that the can live the free life they were intended to live.
Please do not contact FoxTales to request a facility tour or ask if we have animals available who you can interact with.
How Did FoxTales Get Started?
FoxTales started our in-home rehabilitation facility in July 2021. We officially became a nonprofit organization and licensed by the State in February 2023. The founder and director, Elizabeth Negron, has worked with wildlife for 20 years. At age 13, she lived in Washington State and volunteered at a local wildlife rehab facility, working primarily with small birds, raptors and small mammals. After moving to Virginia, she volunteered at a local wildlife rehab facility that specialized in raccoons and foxes. Seeing a huge need for rehabbers in our region, she pursued her lifelong dream of establishing her own rehab facility. During the COVID pandemic, she and her husband Eduardo searched for a suitable property and found the perfect location in Fauquier County, (near the Stafford County border) that is 5 mostly-wooded acres. Upon purchasing the property, the entire first floor of the home was converted into the rehab facility and multiple outdoor enclosures were created in the surrounding secluded woods.
