Giant Fox Killed

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Putorius

I may well be wrong but I am under the impression that in an Urban or residential environment the culling of foxes is permitted by law, however you must be sure to enrol the services of a pest control company who is able and willing to rise to the challenge rather than take pot shots at animals yourself.

As ric said the killing of foxes is legal in any environment of the uk so long as you employ legal means, have the permission of the landowner, and dont break other related laws like the firearms act.

Thus you can, if you really must, shoot them in your own garden so long as you take adequate care that the projectile does not leave your property and that the gunshot does not unreasonably disturb your neighbours (the chances of anyone being granted a FAC for that purpose though are minimal) you can also cage trap or snare them and have the legally destroyed - but you cant poison them or shoot them with unsuitable weaponry like airguns or bows

you also cant shoot them in the street as you both do not have the permision of the landowner (Highways authority) and also discharging a firearm on a public highway (or indeed just having one uncased) is an offence under the fireams act

[vole-woman]

And still no sign of Charlie? I'm amazed.

[counterlady]

Has anyone seen any more in the papers. Or any more quotes from a non expert!!!!

[vole-woman]

Just scanning the comments below the story: 'Biggest Ever' fox caught in Britain: 4ft cat-killer trapped by vet | Mail Online

Hats off to the readers, who are a whole lot sharper than either the Mail or Jacoby imagined. Predictably there are a couple of stupid comments in there about "bringing back hunting with hounds because the fox is a nasty cruel killer" but the vast majority of people are sickened by what the vet did and by his and his friends' attempts to justify it. Looks as though their trophy-flaunting backfired just a tad.

[Boddie]

Originally Posted by badgerwatcher

Presumably once you've crossed the barrier of natural resistance to killing another creature, it becomes easier? I think it deminishes a person, so he is the loser, and sadly, his son, who got to pose beside the fox, hung up like a trophy kill.

Who says it is his son?

The lad in the photo has a different surname.

[Boddie]

Look at the 7th story down on the FEMAIL TODAY section of this page.

'Biggest Ever' fox caught in Britain: 4ft cat-killer trapped by vet | Mail Online

That is simply not on!!!

[vole-woman]

7th story down? I'm getting "Meet the Westlife WABs", Boddie.

[shenk1]

Copyright issues

[allyryan]

It seems to me people wont be happy until we live in a sterile countryside with everything shot to oblivion I lost my chickens a couple of years back I didn't go out in search of revenge ,it was our fault and we fox proofed the run better.I can not see any reason that anyone should have to kill a fox but I am sure people will always think of something, to justify their bloodlust.I should imagine Mail readers were drooling at this item, shame on them and the man who proudly displayed what a macho man he was. Chances are the cat did not get killed by a fox at all. My cat lived to be 17 years having always been in the country with foxes about.I am a cat AND dog lover having 2 dogs.

[vole-woman]

Originally Posted by allyryan

I should imagine Mail readers were drooling at this item

In fact, if you read the comments underneath, they're mostly disgusted by the actions of the vet. The hysteria the paper was hoping to whip up seems not to have materialised. Which is reassuring!

I know two people who lost pets to badgers last year, but no one's suggesting we're breeding marauding mutant brocks.