Fox attacks....
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Because you'll never get everyone to 100% lock away 100% of their waste. Foxes will still smell it and investigate, surely. Not to mention they probably live in people's gardens etc. anyway.
I don't see a problem with an urban fox cull in London, they've no place in the city and they're just a nuisance.
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Same can be said of many people living in London .... oh wait I have a variation on the culling solution
Same can be said of many people living in London .... oh wait I have a variation on the culling solution
You'll regret that when your dole cheque bounces.
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Stuff like this happens because morons feed them and they lose their fear of humans.
I agree with that too! But seriously, why can't we get rid of them? They've no place in the cities. They're not endangered are they?Same can be said of many people living in London .... oh wait I have a variation on the culling solution
I wouldn't be surprised. The thought did cross my mind.
Let's paint foxes as evil man-eaters, like we've already (falsely) done to wolves.
Am I the only person who thinks that there's something wrong with this story? First, foxes very rarely enter houses. Second, even urban foxes are very timid, so having to beat one to make it let go seems unlikely - it would leg it as soon as it heard a person. Lastly - seriously, the door was open in this weather? Were they trying to kill the baby with hypothermia?
Two much more likely scenarios:
1) It was a rat, not a fox. They do come indoors, they do attack people, and they do hang on when struck. And some can be very big. The parents were just mistaken. Or...
2) It was a family dog, but they feared that the animal would be put down if this came out, so the parents made up this story.
Two much more likely scenarios:
1) It was a rat, not a fox. They do come indoors, they do attack people, and they do hang on when struck. And some can be very big. The parents were just mistaken. Or...
2) It was a family dog, but they feared that the animal would be put down if this came out, so the parents made up this story.
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I can categorically say from living in London that this is not true.
We've had foxes come up to open doors before. My last workplace was a warehouse with offices and flats inside that foxes would routinely enter. One even gave birth to her cubs in roof cavity above the toilet.
So sir, you are greatly mistaken on most accounts of fox behaviour.
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Oh, this crap again? The media loved these fox stories the moment Con-Dems made it to power in mid-2010. A Daily Mash satire on the 2010 situation.
Some things like this happen, that foxes attack children, because they are opportunists. It really is the natural way of life IMO. Somebody will be injured or killed by animals, just which animal and at what age.
Just because of a few bold foxes that attacked some small children (Mostly in enclosed cots, so it'd be fairly hard to get at them) hardly vouches for people to go up in arms against them. It's like a baby falling ill, It is sometimes unavoidable.
Just because of a few bold foxes that attacked some small children (Mostly in enclosed cots, so it'd be fairly hard to get at them) hardly vouches for people to go up in arms against them. It's like a baby falling ill, It is sometimes unavoidable.
Are you sure you just weren't being followed by the same one? They're sinister you know, I read it in the paper so it must be true!
Don't they say that the only reason foxes and what have you come into the city is because there isn't enough food for them in the wild, especially at this time of year?
I like foxes and enjoy watching them but I do understand that they can cause havoc at times, especially to farmers, but that's no reason in my opinion to kill one, just be aware that foxes are about and better protect yourself and your property.
I like foxes and enjoy watching them but I do understand that they can cause havoc at times, especially to farmers, but that's no reason in my opinion to kill one, just be aware that foxes are about and better protect yourself and your property.
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How about people keep their door closed.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
