Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe CHITA, Russia, July 19 (UPI) -- Police in Russia said they were searching for a fired circus worker accused of absconding with a fox in retaliation for his termination. Zabaikalsky Region authorities said Gennady Pyatibratov, 24, allegedly stole Eva the fox from a circus in late June in retaliation for his being fired, RIA Novosti reported Friday. Advertisement Pyatibratov was fired from his position as a traveling circus assistant for neglecting his duties, officials said. The fox was initially thought to have escaped until a woman in the city of Chita told investigators she had seen Pyatibratov walking with a fox on a leash. Prosecutors said Pyatibratov could face theft charges.
