Killing a fox?

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Since my rabbit got killed by this fox, the fox keeps visiting the garden, infact it's not a rare thing if we go out in the garden at night it'll be there, my dad caught it in the next door neighbours garden who leaves food out for the cats.

Is it legal to kill a fox? Or if we contacted the RSPCA could they do something to get rid of this fox? My mum sometimes goes roaming the garden with a big knife but it's more than likely it'll be her that gets injured when the fox goes for her.


Thanks
Will.
 
I just think its abit cruel killing it, I know it ate my rabbit and took it's body away but it has no idea what it's doing does it.
 
ViperZS said:
the advantages of living in the countryside.

If i saw a fox in our garden, I would shoot it. Definitely. Unfortunately it isnt as easy for someone in a city/town :(

Just noticed you are in York as well...

where in York?
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Well technically in the vale of York near Selby, in a little village called Wistow, behind our garden is another house, behind that is a village hall and then just open fields.

The fox went up to the rabbit cage and tried to get in and managed to and the rabbit ran out and the fox obviously must have chased it and succeeded, bits of rabbit hair all over the garden, it was October time, poor thing I still miss him and the garden seems weird without little Jasper running round :(

He had free roam of the garden every day, but he was easy to get in, all we did was get a long pole, sort of wave it near him, and he just moved, it was like moving to the next level, eventually I just ran into the cage himself :D

My mum is an idiot, she won't listen, all she says is, I WANT THAT FOX DEAD!, I found a page talking about foxes and it seems the best way is obviously better fencing, or using some sort of poison to deter the fox, that is not harmful to foxes but does maybe give em a bas stomach or something I guess.
 
=VTA=MANFACE said:
We have 30 chickens, and live in the countryside.

A fox visited the chicken pen during the day when we had bad snow. I was outside at the time. I did have my over and under with me, but decided not to shoot it. However, if it did kill one, it would come back for the rest, then I would kill it.

If your neighbour leaves food out, this will encourage the fox to come back every night - easy food - If you do decide to get another rabbit, get an enclosed pen, or make sure you get it in well before dusk.

But, to answer your question, should you kill it ? No.
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Enclosed pen? Does that mean inside the house? Is it actually possible to fox proof them? My parents don't think it is.
 
ViperZS said:
Well I would have thought you would be ok with shooting it in Wistow! :)

Played a tennis match there before i think
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Probs had, tennis court at the village hall, it's an okish place apart from the pests like the foxes and stupid teens.

Biohazard said:
Well its wood, and just nail another layer of finer mesh behind that window mesh.

Some rug would maybe be an idea, open it in morning and pull it down at night. Fox wouldn't get in there.
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Was thinking, if my parents do decide on another rabbit, we have a CCTV camera, can have that watching the hutch all the time I reckon, I can even probs have it wired to the internet then I can watch from Manchester! :cool:
 
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