Yes, indeed.
I beg to differ....
"I think your just being obtuse.I beg to differ....
"So I thought I’d pull up YouTube and Google to get a video to show that they do - to my surprise the main title after the search goes on about how foxes don’t predate on cats and dogs and no vids of it, but the videos were of lefty type “professors” stating how foxes whiny kill cats!
Absolute nonsense and call cynical but I feel the narrative has been influenced by lefty idiots with a Disney complex….
Well... It would be interesting to see how far foxes fell down the priority list if our Disney rewilders thought they could introduce an apex predator.
Trust me , you wouldn't want yotes in the UK . They're furry garburators that will eat anything , including cats , dogs , sheep and other fluffy things .
www.bbc.com
Apology after foxes culled on Enfield Golf Club' grounds
The culling of foxes on Enfield Golf Club has caused outrage amongst wildlife groups.
Always the same
Golf course kept it's head down for a few days but in the end had to apologise and grovel and promise never to do it again
Mrs scroggins in No 47 can go back to leaving out a dish of cat food for the lovely foxes
All is at peace in suburbia
BASC has written to the local MP explaining that BASC members in Enfield manage foxes, that the shooting of foxes is a lawful activity carried out by landowners, occupiers and those authorized by them. That this includes golf clubs. That this is carried out according to best practice, and that the control of foxes is both legal and humane and is not a cruel activity. Also that foxes can cause significant damage to golf courses by digging holes in greens, fairways, and bunkers. And that they also cause nuisance by raiding waste bins and their faeces is a public health concern. Also that fox control is carried out on golf courses to reduce numbers and to target individuals that are causing particular issues. We have suggested a meeting to discuss further.I was reading a news article on foxes on a golf course being controlled and reading the comments with the absolute uproar about it and everyone calling for the golf course to go out of business (which I have no doubt will happen)
I decided to put a comment on stating that although it’s sad foxes need to be controlled that people need to remember that foxes will predate dogs, cats ground nesting birds and anything else they can get their teeth into and foxes won’t do well in populations that are too dense as food availability will be an issue.
I immediately received a comment about how I was talking nonsense and that foxes “DO NOT” predate on cats and dogs.
I personally know of several cats and 2 dogs (one a pup, the other a teacup type yorkie) that were taken by foxes - the pup was taken while the owner watched from the door when the dog was let out for a pee.
So I thought I’d pull up YouTube and Google to get a video to show that they do - to my surprise the main title after the search goes on about how foxes don’t predate on cats and dogs and no vids of it, but the videos were of lefty type “professors” stating how foxes whiny kill cats!
Absolute nonsense and call cynical but I feel the narrative has been influenced by lefty idiots with a Disney complex….
Maybe not as rare as you'd think? Personally, I don't shoot foxes as they cause me no issues, and we're predominantly arable. If I or my neighbours started losing hens it would be an entirely different kettle of fish though.
As you say - not rare at all, the only thing that limits it is opportunity.
I guess “witnessed opportunity”…would be a better description, missing cats are not unusual, many of those will be fox food, opportunity to take a dog is not that common, the ones I know of have been pups being let out for the toilet and the fox has run in and grabbed them.
