Stabs 3 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Had this happen a few times. I think the foxes came in from the smell of the geese and pheasants that I chucked in with the ferrets. One occasion I thought I was going to be in bother as my neighbours on one side hated me and had already called the cops on me once - not hunting people. The bitch in question broke a few terracotta pots and knocked over a few watering cans when she was in grips with the fox and as this was about 5am I expected trouble, but none eventuated. The other side were good as gold and he was retired and would spend afternoons plinking at squirrels who came down for his many bird-feeders. Ex-artillery man who'd served in Aden and a top man. We actually had a fox in his garden once and once I'd softened the blow of the bitch breaking a greenhouse pane with a few rabbits and a new bit of glass, we were right as rain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 i carnt see its any different to a cat meeting the same fate in your back garden, or the cow i saw kill an old lady, that was classified as a freak act of nature. the law does recocnise it, believe it or not Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,497 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 some one would try to kick up a fuss no doubt but cant see how they could do you for it,you and the dog/s are not hunting as someone said earlier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 You may be liable for prosecution soon under the DDA rather than anything to do with hunting. Defra had a questionnaire out recently regarding the changing of DDA, one of those questions was should the DDA act cover dogs on private property. The survey is finished now but i managed to find the rspca's response to it....and wouldn't you know....... http://content.www.rspca.org.uk/cmsprd/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobkey=id&blobnocache=false&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1233005600033&ssbinary=true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,497 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 You may be liable for prosecution soon under the DDA rather than anything to do with hunting. Defra had a questionnaire out recently regarding the changing of DDA, one of those questions was should the DDA act cover dogs on private property. The survey is finished now but i managed to find the rspca's response to it....and wouldn't you know....... http://content.www.r...3&ssbinary=true the questions are a bit leading regarding biting kids/think most people would put yes,wrong or right,but would the outcome be different if the question had been if a dog killed a fox in a secure yard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 They are not the questions but the rspca's answers to the questions. Defra has not stated biting or anything, which makes it worse...can cover anything, meaning your dog has to be totally under control even on your own property??? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 They are not the questions but the rspca's answers to the questions. Defra has not stated biting or anything, which makes it worse...can cover anything, meaning your dog has to be totally under control even on your own property??? about time the rspca lost its royal warrant and its charitable status as its no longer a charity but a political organisation 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,497 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 They are not the questions but the rspca's answers to the questions. Defra has not stated biting or anything, which makes it worse...can cover anything, meaning your dog has to be totally under control even on your own property??? ye read it wrong lol,would you expect owt else from the cranks at the rspca just ignore it like the ban,would it apply to police using dogs for crowd control? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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