Strix Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Foxes are vermin , just large rats with furry tails. Basil Brush has a lot to answer for this is a bigger culprit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I said it many years ago when discussing fox hunter here. One day (and that seems to have arrived) fox numbers will rise and a child will be attacked. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/10251349.stm Not so cute and cuddly are they now. Cute and cuddly or vicious and nasty, their demeanor should have no bearing on how they are killed. When a specific breed of dog attacks a child, the public are quick to call for them to be banned, and those found after such a ban are destroyed. What will the public now say about foxes? Personally Im not too bothered about the fox, my issue is with people who derive pleasure from executing it, they dont even get a decent meal out of it. When a specific breed of dog attacks a child the local hunt isnt comandeered to catch the wayward beast, nor is the parent of the child allowed to beat it to death with a blunt stick, it's dispatched humanely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogs Of War Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 You can't really ban wild animals though, can you? No, but you can control them by hunting , trapping ,and posioning them. certain wild animals have to be kept under control ,otherwise we would be over run by them . no one ever complains about rats being trapped and poisoned , so why do they say fox hunting is cruel ? there is no difference between a rat and a fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I bet some miserable so and so decided to ban them too I believe they were killed off rather than banned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I'd happily support reintroducing them. Its a small island, might as well let pit bull terriers roam the countryside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 No, but you can control them by hunting , trapping ,and posioning them. certain wild animals have to be kept under control ,otherwise we would be over run by them . no one ever complains about rats being trapped and poisoned , so why do they say fox hunting is cruel ? there is no difference between a rat and a fox. Apart from this and this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 “suspected” Foxes are timid and more likely to run from humans than attack them. The below answer is valid for UK fox attacks. Foxes are timid animals, and have no significant history of attacks on humans. In England - UK, urban areas, there are an estimated 27 foxes per square mile, living in close proximity to humans, with no record of attacks. This said, attacks have been recorded where a vixen fox feels the need to defend its cubs. Even in these circumstances the vixen is far more likely to attempt to flee, and will not try to fight unless evasion impossible. One fox attack has been recorded in the urban UK. A pensioner was attacked in Edinburgh, apparently without provocation [1]. She escaped with a minor bite which may have become infected . http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Will_a_fox_attack_a_human Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Its a small island, might as well let pit bull terriers roam the countryside. Be alright up in the highlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 No, but you can control them by hunting , trapping ,and posioning them. certain wild animals have to be kept under control ,otherwise we would be over run by them . no one ever complains about rats being trapped and poisoned , so why do they say fox hunting is cruel ? there is no difference between a rat and a fox. I see a big difference between a rat and a fox. Maybe this illustration will help: Rat: http://api.ning.com/files/t*8vNS4hPCGs9BCrQjUhXryWFWIPVYMY57dOYKAJwi47dCk09AzTeTKriTh-Z6Qv7KpHBZPfwHOSgQ8t2UlDVJbFA3HpQiFQ/rat2.jpg Fox: http://www.gardenwildlife.co.uk/images/Fox%20Pictures/output/images/red-fox-sleeping.jpg Seriously though, the only reason we have issues with urban foxes is due to their natural habitats and food sources being destroyed by farmers and such like. I have no problem with controlling numbers of animals. I just don't see how fox hunting would help in this case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Be alright up in the highlands. Possibly, they only cull about 70,000 of the 250,000 deer up there so they could thrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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