letting fox's go

[charb 0]

hi i saw on a bbc show last night (the rat pack) they captured a fox cub and then let it go in broad day light in a public park. what are the laws on letting go or culling any fox's caught in a live capture cage?

cheers

[festa 206]

hi i saw on a bbc show last night (the rat pack) they captured a fox cub and then let it go in broad day light in a public park. what are the laws on letting go or culling any fox's caught in a live capture cage?

cheers

well im just watching that now and i was under the impression you need a licence to release wild animals i hope theses guys get done cos they are a bunch on muppets

[.terrier man. 193]

GET THE TERRIERS ON IT

[festa 206]

GET THE TERRIERS ON IT

 

theres the answer do it the proper way lol

[dig2dogs 2]

yeah I've watched the programs too and wondered if anyone else had picked up on the fact that they deliberately "on camera" let there terrier course and kill a mouse in someones front room which i believe is against the hunting with dogs act as i think I'm right in saying it states ya can use a dog to kill a rat but not a mouse !!!!!!!!!

all the best

d2d

[The one 8,481]

Think it was done for the publictyhe said there no sign of injury or mange so we have release it

[festa 206]

i thought that so i sent bbc an email heres there response

 

Thank you for your e-mail regarding 'The Rat Pack' on 20 August 2009.

 

I understand you're unhappy with the content of this programme as you felt it was inaccurate and portrayed pest control in a bad light.

 

The pest controllers in this programme employ the most humane efficient methods to trap and kill rats and other pests. They're trained and qualified to deal effectively with rats and other pests, by getting rid of them safely and quickly.

 

Rats are known to spread disease and are a danger to humans. We've been careful to minimise any graphic scenes and believe the programme makers have taken an appropriate and responsible approach to the filming and editing of this series.

 

With regard to the dog killing rats- Here are a few links to show the rat exemption to the hunting with dogs act 2004.

 

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/en/uk...040037_en_1.htm.

 

Note 33 explains:

Rats

33. Paragraph 3 permits dogs to be used to hunt rats on land which belongs to the person hunting or which he has been given permission to use for that purpose by the occupier or, in the case of unoccupied land, by a person to whom it belongs.

 

I understand that having worked in pest control for a number of years you may disagree with this decision and so I've registered your comment on our audience log. This is a daily report of audience feedback that's circulated to many BBC staff, including members of the BBC Executive Board, channel controllers and other senior managers.

 

The audience logs are seen as important documents that can help shape decisions about future programming and content.

 

Thanks again for taking the time to contact us.

 

Regards

 

Joe O'Brien

BBC Complaints

[borntoshoot 1]

is that email even relivent to what you said in the original email? did you say about the fox or about rats piss and stuff?

[theobenmike 0]

I'm glad other people have picked up on this. I am under the impression that it is illegal to release any vermin back into the wild. Interesting to see what comes of it

[Matt 160]

Edited September 7, 2009 by Matt the Rat

[Joe 2]

Even though it's meant to be pest control I thought it was ok to see the fox released. After all it was only trapped in a garden and not posing a threat to any gamebirds or livestock. Better than an animal rescue programme I watched where they took a perfectly healthy cub that was trapped in an alotment shed back to a sanctuary where there were another 100 or so foxes, jabbed it incase it had any injuries which it clearly didn't, kept it in captivity for two months then probably released it in totaly unfamiliar countryside to starve.

And as for critisising Charlie killing a mouse, .... you sound like antis!

Edited August 29, 2009 by Joe

[charb 0]

i have nothing against them mate, they are doing a job and getting paid for it. if they go against and helth and safety thats got nothing to do with me and to be honist i could not care less as they make good tv lol better then x factor anyway

[stubby 175]

just watched it myself, at the end of the day, the customer was paying them, he's gonna be thinking he was scammed, as the fox will be back, and he's just paid money for that,

[bignoel 14]

you can re release a fox but only where it came from which defeats the whole object of the job .? under the wildlife animal abandiment act 1961 you can not release a fox or any animal into a different area known as dumping .spring traps live traps and sticky boards have to be checked at least every 12 hours not see you in a couple of days attitude .but you can get the client to check them for you and give you a call.

[dig2dogs 2]

Even though it's meant to be pest control I thought it was ok to see the fox released. After all it was only trapped in a garden and not posing a threat to any gamebirds or livestock. Better than an animal rescue programme I watched where they took a perfectly healthy cub that was trapped in an alotment shed back to a sanctuary where there were another 100 or so foxes, jabbed it incase it had any injuries which it clearly didn't, kept it in captivity for two months then probably released it in totaly unfamiliar countryside to starve.

And as for critisising Charlie killing a mouse, .... you sound like antis!

 

hi mate im far from an anti, but just dont want to see wood put on the anti fire so to speak, as any publicity to put us in a bad light is im sure you are well aware used to full effect thats the only reason i commented

all the best

d2d