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[Rog]

A bit in the news these days, since a baby got bitten. And Boris is calling for a cull.

Loads of 'em where I live, often at the bottom of my garden, but I certainly don't feed or encourage them.

There are many different opinions, Kill and cull 'em, Cuddle 'em (not really), leave 'em alone, hunt 'em etc etc. I don't really care what people think as everyone will have a view. But this one was different, and a bit amusing  . . .


http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/they-bite-babies-kill-chickens-and-have-noisy-sex-why-on-earth-would-we-want-a-cull-of-urban-foxes-8492316.html?google_editors_picks=true

[Gaffers]

Quite frankly I don't know why people are so suprised.  Even when fox hunting was legal their population was growing in urban areas.  After the ban their population has exploded as they have no natural predator anymore (we killed them all donkeys years ago)

If the public does not want to allow hunting with dogs then another equally (or more) effective method of population control must be implemented, or these types of incidents will only increase.

My personal feeling - licensed hunting, with a suitable high powered rifle outside of breeding season with careful control of the numbers culled.  They must not be eradicated, simply controlled through extensive consensus of the local natural population.  Frankly, the townies need to leave the countryside folk who know what they are doing alone to do what they do best.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

If people do not want so many foxes in urban areas, then they should stop being right pigs and stop chucking food waste everywhere.

Like seagulls, and all predators, along with foxes, they only come into our living areas because we feed them so well.  

[Rog]

A while ago in suburban London, the Press was full of reports about being overrun by rats, you know,"never more than 10 feet " or whatever.

There were certainly rats where I live, no not some shitehole, a leafy tree lined street. Now no rats whatsoever, but we have got foxes . . . conclusions ?

[Elite Pete]

I want to now who is supplying all these foxes with keys

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I want to now who is supplying all these foxes with keys

Ah Pete, the fox as you know is a  cunning animal who quickly overcomes such difficulties..........................................like diving through open windows!!

[paul.lovejoy]

Mc donalds!!! like yobs foxes and seagulls congregate around them we have one alas in our local sainsburys car park

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Mc donalds!!! like yobs foxes and seagulls congregate around them we have one alas in our local sainsburys car park

Indeed, they are one of the major problems, or rather some who use them are chucking their rubbish everywhere!

[Elite Pete]

I want to now who is supplying all these foxes with keys

Ah Pete, the fox as you know is a  cunning animal who quickly overcomes such difficulties..........................................like diving through open windows!!

Thats what I can't understand, if a fox can get in surely a thief can

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I want to now who is supplying all these foxes with keys

Ah Pete, the fox as you know is a  cunning animal who quickly overcomes such difficulties..........................................like diving through open windows!!

Thats what I can't understand, if a fox can get in surely a thief can

The problem is so many people believe it - burglaries / robberies - will never happen to them, leaving windows and doors open, with car keys on tables next to those openings.  It is a good job foxes cannot drive as they would soon be off with the family car as well!!

[zirk]

I want to now who is supplying all these foxes with keys

Ah Pete, the fox as you know is a  cunning animal who quickly overcomes such difficulties..........................................like diving through open windows!!

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=99227.0   

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I want to now who is supplying all these foxes with keys

Ah Pete, the fox as you know is a  cunning animal who quickly overcomes such difficulties..........................................like diving through open windows!!

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=99227.0   

You see Zirk, you are the one encouraging foxes to feast on your Kebab!

[paul.lovejoy]

and if they stated drink driving they would be infoxecated.It would never happen they would not get insurance would they.....we tried to get doggy insured for the miggy and they refused 

[TheBoy]

I'm just the stupid kid, but I recall a discussion with some silly bint from the council when we went to fortnightly collections, and she denied it would cause a rise in fox numbers coming into town. Silly cow, typical council manager, thick as 2 short planks.

The hunts dont kill as many as they did, due to the do-gooders. And they never killed enough anyway.

As to the little brat who got attacked, I'm not sure we've heard the truth yet

[ozzycat]

 i will shoot a fox on site i seen the damage they can do iv seen them desimate my brothers chicken flock over 1000 birds in i month it nearly made him bust they are vermin so they need shooting i dont beleve in hunting by dogs thats cruel it humane to shoot with the right 12 bore shells we shot 14 in 1.5 hours last year and that was in onr field i have no sympathy for them at all