SAFE HAVEN IS HOME TO THREE PERMANENT-PLACEMENT FOXES. Cheyenne, Sydney, & Juno are available for sponsorship in our Adopt-an-Animal program. CHEYENNE—A Safe Haven Success Story  Cheyenne came to our sanctuary in Illinois in the spring of 2006. She was brought in by a couple who had spent two weeks trying to catch her. Her chances for survival appeared poor. She was emaciated, and had such a severe case of sarcoptic mites (mange) that her skin was infected. Her fur was so matted that it was stuck to her skin, her ears were cracked and bleeding, and her eyes were so infected that she couldn't open them. For over an hour each day, Safe Haven's volunteers gave her soaking baths and picked her fur away from her fragile skin. She was also medicated for the mange and infections, recovered slowly but steadily, and grew into the beautiful vixen that she is today. Cheyenne became a permanent resident when we concluded that she would be vulnerable to infections that would compromise her ability to survive in the wild.
 Silver fox Sydney arrived for permanent placement in the autumn of 2004. He came from an amusement park/petting zoo that was closing, and he would have been euthanized if immediate placement weren't available. His keeper at the park contacted Safe Haven for emergency placement. Sydney is a very energetic and active fox who demands to be the center of attention.
 Arctic fox Juno was an illegal pet, one of over sixty animals that local Animal Control authorities confiscated from a suburban Illinois residence in the autumn of 2005. We cared for him while the case was processed in court, and he officially became a permanent resident of Safe Haven when the case was settled in February 2006. Native to the tundras of North America, Europe, Asia, Iceland and Greenland, Arctic foxes are white with black at the tip of the tail during winter, and grayish-brown in summer.
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