A gray fox with a pipe around its neck was rescued by residents from Corral de Tierra, Calif., who helped trap the injured creature. The fox is currently recovering at SPCA Monterey County in Salinas, Calif. 

For nearly two weeks, Corral de Tierra resident Claire Pendleton lost sleep as she saw a wild gray fox stumble around her Central California town with a corrugated pipe stuck around its neck. She posted a call for help on Facebook, and neighbors joined her in setting out traps, catching foxes every night but releasing them in the morning when it turned out it wasn’t the injured animal. 

Then early Sunday morning, luck struck when she saw the hurt fox had finally been caught. 

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“I woke my husband up and said, ‘Jerry, we have the right fox!’” Pendleton told SFGATE. “I’m just really happy that we caught him.”

The fox was then transferred on Monday to SPCA Monterey County, where it is now recovering from deep wounds around its........

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