Overview
- The five-year-old suffered minor leg injuries and was taken to a hospital, with local reporting stating treatment occurred in Göttingen.
- Residents had reported the unusually tame fox in Northeim’s city center earlier on Sunday morning.
- An emergency call at about 11:35 a.m. reported the bite, prompting an intensified search by authorities.
- Police located the animal near Göttinger Straße and the fire brigade captured it.
- A licensed hunter euthanized the fox in a nearby wooded area after consultations with an animal clinic and the Northeim veterinary office.