MaxFusion Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I said what I meant, you were just being pedantic or just plain took it out of context......so du had dee sheeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFusion Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I doot a fox could easy kill a cat..... would it really bother tho....too much hassle surely? I still think it could be a hoax, not the fact that the animal is there but how it got there is questionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nederlander Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Oh, dunna get me wrong, i doot its a hoax as weel! Couldna tell de aboot the mentality o da old fox though, but if they fancied killin a cat, i'm sure they could...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianboy1 Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I agree 100 % it could well be a hoax and I hope t god it is kis if it was a young female and she has had a litter in her life where are they ? And i didna meen t upset de and wisna being pedantic I answered it as i read it so sorry if it upset de As for the killing a cat debate if a wild animal is hungry im sure a cat would be a bit easier in a built up area as a rabbit in the hill ! but as I havent a clue about foxes or their diet we will just have t wait and see whits in its belly as its awa for a post mortem in glasgow an im sure some een will tell wis ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFusion Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 ok den, just googles fox and cats... http://www.derbyfoxes.org/cats.htm I'm not sayin a fox couldn't kill a cat, just that there's little chance it would,evidence backs it up too when I bothered to look....I was just assuming till now ps no offence taken Ianboy...was my fault too for not being clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 foxes have been know to attack cats, but only when really hungry (not likely with all the hens and rabbits around) or cornered.Foxes despite the anti hunt brigade's propaganda are not soft and cuddley. They will kill lambs and they do massicure every hen in a coop if you don't get there soon enough. Nasty animals. Love the way they deal with hedgehogs though. edit oh there's thisWith regards to the danger posed to pets, people are often concerned that their cat would come off worse in an encounter with a fox. I think it is important to face up to the fact that foxes do sometimes kill cats, just like they sometimes kill livestock - foxes are predators and that's all there is to it. However, the fact that these things happen doesn't mean that they're commonplace. As anyone who's ever tried to give their pet moggy an anti-worm pill can testify, cats have an impressive barrage of sharp claws and equally sharp teeth that they're not afraid to use! Adult cats are also very agile and foxes seem to know, and even respect this. People with experience of both foxes and cats generally testify that they give each other a wide berth, and are even indifferent to one another. However, foxes do occasionally attack and kill cats and study looking into this, led by Stephen Harris, questioned more than 5,000 householders in northwest Bristol about the number of pet cats that were killed by foxes each year. The survey revealed that each adult fox killed about 0.17 cats each year or, to put it another way, any given fox would kill one cat every six years; most of these were cats less than six months old. The situation may also be reversed; there are cases where fox cubs have been killed by domestic cats! (Photo: Contrary to popular misconception, foxes and cats aren't necessarily mortal enemies! This kitten was apparently living with a group of foxes in Surrey during December 2005 before it was caught and re-homed.)from http://www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/red_fox.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFusion Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/environment/pests_and_nuisance/pests_in_residential_areas/problems_with_foxes.htm about cats...Foxes also pose no real danger to cats. Although foxes will scavenge the remains of dead cats, the actual evidence of them killing cats is extremely rare. Cats greatly outnumber foxes and coexist without serious conflict. In most cat/fox encounters, it is the fox who comes off worse, and many fox cubs are killed each year by pet cats and dogs. not an anti hunt brigade quote this time MJ read the nxt paragraph tho and your chickens and rabbits and guineapigs are threatened tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubi Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 A healthy cat can make quite some fuzz and damage if caught by a fox. I don't either see why a fox would attack a relatively healthy cat if there's an abundance of rabbits and mice around. Not to mention hens and ducks.... BUT there's lots of cats, hens and ducks. I am much more worried about our wildlife and the impact of foxes on the whole ecosystem here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Having worked on farms in Dorset, Foxes, cats and Badgers, 99.9999% of the time will try and leave each other well alone, if it came to a scrap between all three, the Badger would win hands down.This is someone releasing a poor fox as a prank, and it's ended up as roadkill, there are no hidden lairs of bloodthirsty rabid foxes out there just waiting to gooble up all ya Bairns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlofzetland Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 This is someone releasing a poor fox as a prank, and it's ended up as roadkill, there are no hidden lairs of bloodthirsty rabid foxes out there just waiting to gooble up all ya Bairns I doubt whether the fox was actually alive when it got here. It seems more likely to me that someone has hit it, or found it by the side of the road, when driving down south and taken it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifi Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Gordon Williamson ( Herrislea Hotel) has all the foxhunting gear - Horse, Red Coat, Jodpurs, whip, fox horn etc. ( remember his protest against the hunt ban when he rode his horse into the toon hall!).Minor point, but IIRC he borrowed some gear from Bruce Wilcock, the blacksmith & farrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFusion Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 ^^I'm with you on that one earl.....we'll find out after the autopsy maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatal Paper Cut Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I was away south a wee while ago doing some filming in Chelsea for the Flower Show. Hundreds of people, JCB's, forklifts and an urban fox which was completely unfazed and nicking as many muffin wrappers as possible. Must've been all of six feet from me. I think it's entirely possible foxes could live in isolation up here in some of the more remote areas. Plenty of ground nesting birds, rabbits, field mice and pole cats to feed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomblands Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 I've seen my cat fight a Shetland pony. It wouldn't even get out of bed to fight a fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubi Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 It's quite a cat, you have, Tombland! Can we have a pic of the beast, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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