| Topic: | Re:Re:Hunting in groups | |
| Posted by: | Philip Slater | |
| Date/Time: | 01/10/09 15:43:00 |
| Certainly the outside world can be a treacherous place for moggies, what with feline HIV, other cats, dogs, traffic and the yoof of today looking for some airgun target practice. However cats are very, very unlikely to be the subject of a fox attack, unless the fox is trying to defend it's litter (March/April time), when it's hardly looking to kill for a feed. Naturally exceptions can always occur, however the (mainstream media-induced) hysteria surrounding their percieved danger to pets is ridiculous. People like Stephen Harris http://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/people/staff.cfm?key=52 have done lots of research into issues like this and in nearly all circumstances foxes will run a mile when challenged by a cat. Foxes benefit from nature's optical illusion, their deep coats make them look far bigger than they are. In reality foxes are likely to weigh less than a average cat and certainly don't have the lethal claws or agility possessed by cats. Cats on the other hand are fierce killing machines! I'm sure most cat owners would agree if they've ever seen them when in 'kill mode'! Does nobody remember the youtube clip of a cat chasing a bear up a tree? A few summers ago, my cats could regularly be found snuggled up in a wheelbarrow with a local fox and seemed to become daily playmates/sunbathing buddies. On a wider issue, I object to the term 'vermin'. Foxes are one of the last wild mammals indigenous to this country. We've so far managed to eradicate other such vermin - the wild boar, beaver and bear. Shouldn't we be thankful and proud that one of the UK's wild mammals has managed to adapt and survive despite our barbaric treatment and removal of habitat? From the sounds of it, no! Perhaps Tired & Grumpy might consider some dog training? Less bloodshed and more sleep in the end. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 10:43:00 | Robin Hall |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 11:16:00 | Penny Crocker |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 11:21:00 | Robin Hall |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 13:24:00 | G Lord |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 13:53:00 | J Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 16:39:00 | Barbara Yerolemou |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 17:23:00 | Robert Darke |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 18:44:00 | Hugh jones |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 19:09:00 | J Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 20:02:00 | Diane Gill |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 20:50:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 03/10/09 12:11:00 | Dave Hughes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 05/10/09 17:08:00 | Carol Atkinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 06/10/09 16:40:00 | Dave Hughes |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 21:16:00 | Roz Crosby |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 22:43:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 20/09/09 23:38:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 21/09/09 06:40:00 | J Smith |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 19/09/09 15:42:00 | Mavis Walker |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 19/09/09 17:15:00 | Hugh jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 12:20:00 | Tony Colliver |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 23/09/09 23:18:00 | Robin Hall |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 23/09/09 23:55:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 24/09/09 06:20:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 24/09/09 12:07:00 | J Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 14:27:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 15:16:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 19:54:00 | Chris Bell |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 22:26:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 29/09/09 15:41:00 | Tony Stavides |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 20:54:00 | Tony Luckhurst |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 26/09/09 06:23:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 29/09/09 17:27:00 | Sarah Felstead |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 29/09/09 21:12:00 | Roz Crosby |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 30/09/09 14:15:00 | Barbara Yerolemou |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 01:01:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 11:06:00 | Barbara Yerolemou |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 11:17:00 | Mark Yates |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 11:19:00 | J Smith |
| Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 13:05:00 | Robin Hall |
| Re:Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 14:26:00 | Julie Devine |
| Re:Re:Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 15:26:00 | Tony Colliver |
| Re:Re:Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 15:43:00 | Philip Slater |
| Re:Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 16:32:00 | George Knox |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 03/10/09 12:15:00 | Dave Hughes |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 18:21:00 | Melissa Davies-Wright |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 08/10/09 16:11:00 | Derek McNulty |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 08/10/09 16:23:00 | Carol Atkinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 08/10/09 16:25:00 | Dave Hughes |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 08/10/09 17:23:00 | Derek McNulty |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 13/10/09 16:24:00 | David Fox |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 13/11/09 19:58:00 | Robert Darke |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 13/11/09 22:47:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 19/11/09 01:17:00 | Robin Taylor |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 19/11/09 11:45:00 | Graham Weeks |