Hi friends! Reef the fox here with this week’s “Reef’s Report.”
Today is the day. My mother left early this morning to drive to Tampa to pick up my new little fox brother, Kai. He got to fly on a plane (in the cabin) with our friend Merri from Minnesota to Florida. My mom asked me if I wanted to go on her road trip but I said no. I used to really like being in the car when I was a baby fox. I would go everywhere with mom and I loved it. I’m just not so sure how I would do now, so it’s best I just stay home and wait to meet little Kai when he gets here.
Last Friday, we had some really amazing ladies stop by to meet me (us). My mom has partnered with Kinder in the Keys. They specialize in trauma recovery, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health-related challenges. Their inpatient mental health facility in Key Largo offers treatments that address the mental, physical and emotional needs of adult women. As one of the only non-substance abuse inpatient mental health facilities in the country, they help women live healthier lives by providing customized, safe and holistic care.
Coral and I were little superstars and came out to greet and show off for the women. We happily took treats from them and then showed them around our house. Penny the fox was even a star and let some of the women hand her treats as well. Obviously foxes are not therapy animals and could never be certified as such, but we all have stories of survival so mom and the staff at Kinder in the Keys thought it would be therapeutic for the women to meet survivors of a different species to show that recovery is possible.
So this partnership will be ongoing and every month we will have new ladies visit us to share our stories with them. How cool is that?
Mom wanted me to remind everyone that we are not open to the public for visits. This partnership is a unique one and these women are protected by privacy laws and their visit was not photographed or videoed. We had someone stop by the other day asking to see the foxes after dark. I’m sure people are curious and want to meet us but unfortunately it is not possible. We are and have always been a private sanctuary and that is not going to change.
The older foxes here suffered a great deal of trauma prior to their rescue and mom decided long ago that this would be a safe space for them and not some tourist attraction. So please respect our rules, safety and privacy.
Anywho, that’s all for this week. Until next time, Reef, over and out!
