How do they feel about foxes now? (From York Press)
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How do they feel about foxes now?
9:45am Monday 21st June 2010 in Letters By Reader's letter
I WONDER what the anti-hunt protesters are feeling after the dreadful attack by one of their poor foxes on the two babies in the London area?
Since hunting was banned foxes have increased prolifically, and indeed in recent months I have passed two or three foxes crossing the road in front of my car.
People should stop getting starry-eyed over them, as they kill for fun and they are classified as vermin.
People should also stop feeding them, especially in urban areas. In Surrey, where I have relatives, foxes are often seen sitting in the roads at night, and I am reliably informed that people feed them.
A friend of mine some time ago went to feed 12 ducks on her pond and found every one headless on the ground. Others have had chickens killed – but not eaten. Need I elaborate further?
Bryan R Lawson, Burton Fields Road, Stamford Bridge.
Comments(7)
Alucard
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11:49am Mon 21 Jun 10
Stevie D
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12:28pm Mon 21 Jun 10
Hunting never killed any significant number of foxes, it was a sport for the green welly brigade that was animal cruelty dressed up in pageantry and tradition. Farmers and landowners are still able to cull foxes humanely if they are a problem, just as they always were.
Zetkin
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12:47pm Mon 21 Jun 10
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The Press must be really short of stuff to print if this drivel is the best it can find.
boogaloo81
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6:54pm Mon 21 Jun 10
Is Bryan Lawson talking about the foxes, or the foxhunters?
boogaloo81
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6:55pm Mon 21 Jun 10
Is Bryan Lawson talking about the foxes, or the foxhunters?
moneyforwhat
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10:11pm Mon 21 Jun 10
.........let's face it there are some horrible things done and some even perpetrated by their own families. In hindsight most parents will have made a mistake they bitterly regret, and some will thank their lucky stars that the outcome wasn't a disaster. The photo of the little girl going home was sad...she certainly looked bewildered and upset. She undoubtedly has wonderful parents, let's all hope that the memory will fade quickly for her. I wish mum and dad every success in aiding her recovery.
manfromuncle says...
11:16am Mon 21 Jun 10
you cannot codemn a species of animals to death because of rare occurences like this. Foxes are wild animals and should be treated as such, not wholesale slaughter.
This situation has arisen due to ever increasing urbanisation, ever decreasing human bin collection services allowing foxes to scavenge for easy food. And of course lax home security allowing them to gain entry to peoples homes.
Whilst it is teribly sad that a child should be attacked we have to keep this in proportion to the bigger picture.
More children are attacked almost daily by domestic dogs than foxes.