Comments on: Rescued Fox Cub http://blog.grovelodge.co.uk/138/rescued-fox-cub/ Animal Hospital And Pet Care Blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:07:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jan Wood http://blog.grovelodge.co.uk/138/rescued-fox-cub/#comment-5 Jan Wood Fri, 30 May 2008 20:40:40 +0000 http://blog.grovelodge.co.uk/?p=138#comment-5 I think it is despicable that some people resort to deliberating poisoning foxes. Foxes are part of our wildlife but have had a lot of their natural habitat destroyed and replaced with new developments and have no choice but to leave alongside us in urban areas. There is also a misconception that foxes harm cats. In fact many cats will chase off a fox, but I saw my cat late one night sitting next to a fox. They were happily sitting side by side, it looked as though she had made a friend. The One Show this evening pointed out that foxes did not harm cats and showed footage of a cat chasing a fox out of its garden. I think it is despicable that some people resort to deliberating poisoning foxes. Foxes are part of our wildlife but have had a lot of their natural habitat destroyed and replaced with new developments and have no choice but to leave alongside us in urban areas. There is also a misconception that foxes harm cats. In fact many cats will chase off a fox, but I saw my cat late one night sitting next to a fox. They were happily sitting side by side, it looked as though she had made a friend. The One Show this evening pointed out that foxes did not harm cats and showed footage of a cat chasing a fox out of its garden.

]]> By: Lynne http://blog.grovelodge.co.uk/138/rescued-fox-cub/#comment-4 Lynne Sat, 24 May 2008 16:14:30 +0000 http://blog.grovelodge.co.uk/?p=138#comment-4 I was shocked to hear that people are deliberately poisoning foxes when the only "harm" they do is to rummage through dustbins. Seagulls and cats also take advantage of carelessly stored refuse, sometimes to the detriment of the health of the cat when it gets chicken bones stuck in its throat! What are we doing putting food waste in dustbins anyway, just to fill up landfill sites. All of us, with gardens, should perhaps be taking some responsibilty for our waste by composting. It is now possible to compost all food waste, cooked or uncooked in "Food Waste Digesters" available at reduced prices from West Sussex County Council. Then, not only can we discourage foxes, we can also protect our cats from the dangers of midnight snacking! I was shocked to hear that people are deliberately poisoning foxes when the only “harm” they do is to rummage through dustbins. Seagulls and cats also take advantage of carelessly stored refuse, sometimes to the detriment of the health of the cat when it gets chicken bones stuck in its throat! What are we doing putting food waste in dustbins anyway, just to fill up landfill sites. All of us, with gardens, should perhaps be taking some responsibilty for our waste by composting. It is now possible to compost all food waste, cooked or uncooked in “Food Waste Digesters” available at reduced prices from West Sussex County Council. Then, not only can we discourage foxes, we can also protect our cats from the dangers of midnight snacking!

]]> By: Kate http://blog.grovelodge.co.uk/138/rescued-fox-cub/#comment-3 Kate Thu, 22 May 2008 12:37:51 +0000 http://blog.grovelodge.co.uk/?p=138#comment-3 We live in Woodingdean and we're lucky enough to have a family of urban foxes living in the area. They're great fun. Our neighbour told us that the foxes regularly steal her left gardening shoe - never the right one - if she leaves them outside. And she's right. I left a pair of pink flip flops out a while back and the next morning the left one was gone. I've also lost a left trainer since! They also break into our neighbour's greenhouse fairly regularly. Last time they ate all her basil but left everything else! As fas as we're concerned they have as much right to be here as we do. The foxes ignore our cats, who ignore them in turn. They did eat next doors' rabbits, mind you, but that's their job. It's what foxes do. Live and live! We live in Woodingdean and we’re lucky enough to have a family of urban foxes living in the area. They’re great fun.

Our neighbour told us that the foxes regularly steal her left gardening shoe - never the right one - if she leaves them outside. And she’s right. I left a pair of pink flip flops out a while back and the next morning the left one was gone. I’ve also lost a left trainer since!

They also break into our neighbour’s greenhouse fairly regularly. Last time they ate all her basil but left everything else!

As fas as we’re concerned they have as much right to be here as we do. The foxes ignore our cats, who ignore them in turn. They did eat next doors’ rabbits, mind you, but that’s their job. It’s what foxes do. Live and live!

]]> By: Tony Gee http://blog.grovelodge.co.uk/138/rescued-fox-cub/#comment-2 Tony Gee Thu, 22 May 2008 11:05:14 +0000 http://blog.grovelodge.co.uk/?p=138#comment-2 Excellent post. I was unaware of the penalties that can result from illegally culling foxes. You are providing some really useful advice here - well done. Excellent post. I was unaware of the penalties that can result from illegally culling foxes. You are providing some really useful advice here - well done.

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