Is a fox to be measured against a dog concerning impurity and the prohibition of angels entering the home?
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It is permissible to own a fox and similar animals, provided that they are treated well, provided for, and not tormented. It is not analogous to a dog, for it is pure, and some scholars have even gone so far as to permit eating it.
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