"fox Must Continue To Thrive"

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An article in this weeks local paper, headed as above!!!

 

 

"About this time last year I was raving about following a fox through an urban area of Bristol.

 

This week I was in Shropshire, stuck in a traffic jam when a large fox wandered in front of my car carrying a dead magpie in its jaws. It wandered up and down the hedge on the dual carriageway before vanishing in to a field.

 

My heart missed a beat. What a wonderful sight, nature in front of my eyes. My only thought was to tell my family and friends and they were astonished at the news.

 

If I had mentioned this to our village's Rambo group their blood lust would have risen and they would be off hunting the poor beast, even though it has done is a favour by cutting the magpie population.

 

This was the week that I was told that the Hunting Act should be repealed as "foxes kill things, so why shouldn't we kill them?" I honestly thought our compassionate society had gone beyond this charge towards cruelty.

 

Stand by for our newly formed government to hint that they want to bring back hunting with dogs.

 

The only wild member of the dog family, foxes are easily spotted as they slink around searching for food. In wilder places they feed on small mammals, birds, frogs, earthworms and carrion. They will also eat berries and fruit.

 

However the red fox is also a flexible character using our towns and cities as a hunting ground as food dwindles in the countryside. They will raid bins and help to control pigeon and rat populations.

 

You will hear makes barking and also females letting off a spine-chilling scream particularly during winter courtship.

 

Foxes tend to be the size of a medium dog, a collie for instance. Their tops are a red tending towards orange, with a white underside. They have dark brown feet with a white tip on their orange brush. Their ears are tipped with black. They are found everywhere in the UK except for the Channel Islands, the Isles of Scilly, Scottish islands and the Isle of Man.

 

Let's hope they continue to thrive, adding to the rich, native wildlife we have in the region and countrywide."

 

 

Notice there's no mention of anything else they may eat!!!

[desertbred 5,490]

Also no mention of the disease foxes spread mange worms etc or that they will be the most likely animal to transmit Rabies across the Channel why dont these with rose tinted views of Reynard actually understand the need for the centuries old animal population controls, instead of trying to force a countryside traditional way of life into the history books.Those that appear the most vocal and anti, are people that have no links ,association or contact in most cases with the countryside,its practises or indeed animals.Most of them are presumably vegetarian and think meat grows in supermarket freezers.

[the big chief 3,099]

Being hunters and hunt in the countryside we see fox from time to time so I think we all no what a fox looks like do you have ties to the anti tree hugging mother fuckers

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No I know, I couldn't believe it when I read it. They shouldn't be allowed to publish rubbish like that, it's clearly one sided and doesn't paint the full picture

[treecreeper 1,136]

hypercritical too, whys a fox any better than the magpie? they are both scavengers and on the vermin list.

iv not seen many as big as my collie either

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Being hunters and hunt in the countryside we see fox from time to time so I think we all no what a fox looks like do you have ties to the anti tree hugging mother fuckers

Not me mate, read it again! It was in our local paper I was just pointing out the bullshit that's being printed!

[the big chief 3,099]

 

Being hunters and hunt in the countryside we see fox from time to time so I think we all no what a fox looks like do you have ties to the anti tree hugging mother fuckers

Not me mate, read it again! It was in our local paper I was just pointing out the bullshit that's being printed!

just have my bad lol

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Being hunters and hunt in the countryside we see fox from time to time so I think we all no what a fox looks like do you have ties to the anti tree hugging mother fuckers

Not me mate, read it again! It was in our local paper I was just pointing out the bullshit that's being printed!

just have my bad lol

No worries mate!

[bmull 189]

ye i read it the guy who wrote it is a bit of a pr_ck :yes: :yes: :yes:

[shaaark 10,780]

There's nothing wrong with foxes ( they're all cuddly and pose no threat at all ) lol.

The fact that they've run riot and put human beings in danger etc etc etc doesn't really matter! Come on we're talking about 'cuddly' foxes here!

[shaaark 10,780]

FFS all this and every political party WAKE UP!!!

[tb25 4,627]

Not all fox's pose a freat in my eyes.. All pests must be sorted though.i see lads who have a real hard strange hate for the fox to a point were there won't to smash them? And call them b*****ds?.. A fox trys to live my eny means..I respect that.had a earth next to me for years..tempted to drop the terrier in but I like to see the cubs years in and out...and if they need sorting leave it to the dogs made for the job..terriers ..lol

[mackem 26,483]

fox carrying a dead maggie along a road most probably picked it up road-kill and didnt catch it as the article suggests,did anyone read the joanna lumley story earlier in the week,she leaves her patio door open and the local foxes enter and snuggle up on her sofa,i bet she has fleas hopping everywhere.

[desertbred 5,490]

I wouldnt mind hopping on joanna lumleys sofa could probably get a good shot on the foxes from there also.

[whippet 99 2,613]

call the fox what ever you want , respect it however , but I have more respect for that specimen than some of the humans on this planet ,......imo the fox is by far the best too hunt