Thursday, September 16, 2004

For Fox Sake!

As the aftermath of the decision to ban hunting rumbles on, here's a little more fuel for the fire.

1. We often hear that foxes are pests and need to be controlled. Well, exactly how efficient a method of control is hunting them? In any case, the fox itself performs a pest control function in that they help keep numbers of rabbits and rats down.

2. If fox numbers need to be kept down, why was there a story in the Guardian a couple of years ago to the effect that some hunts were actually starting to breed foxes?