Redwing Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 What on earth happened to 'live and let live' ? My field has foxes crawling all over it night and day I just keep my chickens safe in their runs. Even when I lost a 5ft rhea to a fox I didn't blame the fox The fox is a wild animal it's not up to us to remove him because we object to him, it's up to us to keep our own pets and livestock safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 What on earth happened to 'live and let live' ? My field has foxes crawling all over it night and day I just keep my chickens safe in their runs. Even when I lost a 5ft rhea to a fox I didn't blame the fox The fox is a wild animal it's not up to us to remove him because we object to him, it's up to us to keep our own pets and livestock safe No, this is not a wild fox - this is a fox who has been tamed and cuddled and hand fed and is now wreaking havoc on my animals and everyone elses'. Whilst i would normally have a live and let live attitude this fox is a danger. My animals i thought, were safe, but thanks for rubbing that in - this is not a 'normal' fox we're dealing with - he has no natural fear of either the dogs or humans, unlike all the other foxes that have lived around/near us and never caused a problem. In the grounds of this house it isnt physically possible to fox proof the garden completely as it is surrounded by 250yr old dykes that have a preservation order on them. I dont expect everyone to agree with having him removed, perhaps before we went through all this, i would have thought/felt the same. I'm not going to apologise or defend what we are doing. It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 We have foxes here that are fed too, it doesnt make them any less wild I'm not anti hunting by any stretch of the imagination but dont see it as the first resort If this fox is causing as much havoc, is as 'tame' and fearless as it seems to be and with the open countryside clearly visible in your pics I am amazed that someone hasnt simply shot it already or if it loves cuddles that much perhaps it could be caught on the way to or from its cuddles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 We have foxes here that are fed too, it doesnt make them any less wild I'm not anti hunting by any stretch of the imagination but dont see it as the first resort If this fox is causing as much havoc, is as 'tame' and fearless as it seems to be and with the open countryside clearly visible in your pics I am amazed that someone hasnt simply shot it already or if it loves cuddles that much perhaps it could be caught on the way to or from its cuddles I dont particularly care if you question my story or not, or make like light of what is happening...but it is happening and its causing a lot of distress and grief. With all respect, if you are only commenting to wind me up/cause upset - please stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I don't see why you interpret the above as 'winding you up' - it's puzzling me that this fox is so tame it can apparently be 'cuddled' by the woman you have met, and yet it seems to be untrappable. I can see that you can't ask this woman to help you catch it, because presumably she would not agree to this, but if it's so used to human company that it goes into their house, I would have thought that it would not be so wary of the trap. 'm also surprised that, as it is so bold and apparently not afraid of humans, that the farmer/gamekeeper has not managed to shoot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I don't see why you interpret the above as 'winding you up' - it's puzzling me that this fox is so tame it can apparently be 'cuddled' by the woman you have met, and yet it seems to be untrappable. I can see that you can't ask this woman to help you catch it, because presumably she would not agree to this, but if it's so used to human company that it goes into their house, I would have thought that it would not be so wary of the trap. 'm also surprised that, as it is so bold and apparently not afraid of humans, that the farmer/gamekeeper has not managed to shoot it. TBH i found the insinuation that we arent protecting our animals a bit I guess we are just feeling a bit stressed out just now. The fox will not go in the traps - i have no understanding/explanation of why this is...i would have thought that it would have been a lot more relaxed about the traps - otherwise we wouldnt be renting them, if we'd thought the fox would evade them we wouldnt have wasted our time/money. I've said several times that its not safe to shoot the fox where it currently is, most of the time, its too close to the village to use a shotgun and its not safe to use a rifle. It it were safe, it would have been done by now. I can offer no explanations as to why the fox behaves as it does, none If i were reading this, as i've said before i'd think it was being exaggerated or whatever, but i can assure you what i've written is exactly how the past 10 days have happened. This woman does not want the fox trapped/killed and categorically would not on any level help to do so. The fox has done so much damage and has enraged the farms on either side of us - so, to be honest, regardless of what we can do/cant - his days are numbered. If this post is upsetting people you can ask to have it locked. I'm not bothered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
