To chase a terrified fox with a pack of dogs then the poor fox gets torn to shreds at the end of the chase after the fox is out of breath and has nowhere to go. It’s diabolical and barbaric. Only done by those that consider themselves gentry. I would happily tear those *******s to pierces.
There are reports of that happening near us too. A pack chased a fox into someone’s garden and their 4 year old daughter was traumatised as they didn’t just tear the fox up but also their pet dog. I wouldn’t be able to control myself I am afraid if that happened at my house.
Farmers shooting them I can understand. It’s quick and doesn’t involve cruelty to the degree that fox hunting brings upon the fox.I'd really like the idea that nature knows what it's doing, that the responsible foxes stick their johnnies on when there are enough cubs and they all live happily ever after. But it's probably not true.
Here's another opinion...
Fox - Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
www.gwct.org.uk
The best estimate of the current British fox population is 240,000 adults in spring, to which a production of 425,000 cubs is added annually. For the population to remain stable, 425,000 foxes must therefore die each year. In both rural and urban areas, mortality caused by man predominates. Gamekeepers probably kill 70,000-80,000 annually. Additional culling by other interest groups is difficult to quantify. In urban areas, where 14% of foxes live, road traffic is the chief cause of death.
I'd really like the idea that nature knows what it's doing, that the responsible foxes stick their johnnies on when there are enough cubs and they all live happily ever after. But it's probably not true.
Here's another opinion...
Fox - Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
The best estimate of the current British fox population is 240,000 adults in spring, to which a production of 425,000 cubs is added annually. For the population to remain stable, 425,000 foxes must therefore die each year. In both rural and urban areas, mortality caused by man predominates. Gamekeepers probably kill 70,000-80,000 annually. Additional culling by other interest groups is difficult to quantify. In urban areas, where 14% of foxes live, road traffic is the chief cause of death.
it is like you have answered someone else's post
I entirely agree - However, as a practical pragmatist and a life long lover of wildlife I have mixed thoughts, I hate what they do, but where fox hunting still takes place (and there a few areas I often cycle through where hunting has never stopped) these places have healthy populations of foxes and other wildlife. Ban hunting and we may loose the foxes and all the other wildlife that benefits from having foxes
In your uninformed opinion. Just because you choose not to believe something doesn’t make it not true.
That’s not a different opinion, it does not indicate whether culling is necessary or not to control fox population.
The sad thing about you Ivor is that is exactly what you do…..but are too ignorant to realise.
We have been feeding foxes for years at my house. They get better fed than I do. Lena looks after them like pets but every so often they get replaced by another family. It’s lovely to see how they turn out having looked after them. Their coats gleaming a nice healthy weight and look well cared for. They are lovely animals and have unique characters when you get to know them.
Brother Fox
