I READ a letter that yet again showed complete ignorance about the life style of the fox.

I'm not prepared to argue the rights and wrongs of fox hunting (although I have my views) but people need to be made aware of the behaviour of foxes.

Studies have shown foxes are opportunists and, when presented with an abundant food source, will kill a number of animals and store their prey for later consumption.

People adopt the view that foxes kill for the fun of it because the they are often disturbed when killing and are unable to return to the corpses to store for future use - so they are landed with an unwarranted reputation.

SP Roberts,

Church Lane,

Nether Poppleton,

York.

Updated: 10:16 Tuesday, December 07, 2004