Olly Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 ... burying a dead fox? I rang a friend this evening and she said 'The local fox decided to expire in my garden, and I'm trying to dig a hole but it's really hard - could you come and help?' Poor thing was stretched out on her lawn, no obvious cause of death - she thinks it was only a year old. She'd seen it limping on Friday morning. I reckon it chose her garden because she is a wildlife fanatic, anyone else would have put it in the wheelie-bin. Considering the trouble I take to keep foxes out of my garden, I felt it was quite generous on my part to give this one a decent burial! I couldn't help but feel sorry though, when I saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 awwwwwwwwwwwww poor lil fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 That was very "Ooops, word censored!"le indead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Above and beyond the call of duty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Made me laugh Olly, I love foxes, but in the wild, not in the town and near my chooks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 well I have a bit of a struggle here - I've had one lusting after my chickens and I would be devastated if he got them. I go to great lengths to deter him from my garden and make it harder for him to get in, and of course I keep a very close eye on my chooks. On the other hand - they are handsome animals (mostly), they are part of our environment, and they have a right to do their foxy thing. I wish people wouldn't feed them, because it just encourages them to breed and makes them dependent. I was quite sad to see this one dead, although as my friend pointed out, he is now contributing to the environment in a composting sort of way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
