Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Dead Cats
Dear All,
it is sad to tell you that another cat has fallen victim of the ferocious Fox roaming about our back gardens. after three weeks or so that one white cat was killed by this fox, this morning another brown cat was found dead.
It has been reported to RSPCA and the council. The Council could not kill the fox because the law protects them.
So if you you are looking for your cat, and kt is brown, you might have lost it in this horrific accident.
Accept our condolence. What can we do to stop this?
Rev Adedayo Ige
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Permalink Reply by Anna Thomas on
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I'm very sorry to hear this. Which road did it happen on?
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Permalink Reply by Adedayo Ige on
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Hewitt Road
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Permalink Reply by Anette on
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Is that the Hewitt side backing on to Seymour? In which case i am really interested in getting rid of this murderous pest. If it's murdering cats now, should we wait until it's killed a baby or harmed a toddler, or should we act now and protect pets as well as children?
The law would absolutely let the Council deal with this. Would you mind speaking to them again, and let us know who you've spoken to? A more accurate location would also be incredibly helpful, i.e, which side of Hewitt, which side of the passage etc. And then a few more of us could contact them. Thank you!
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Yes it is the Hewitt side that backs Seymour Road.
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Permalink Reply by cara howard on
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Anette, it was the side that backs on. And sadly it was our little Peaches (Patch's replacement, who also was ravaged in this man's garden). It's so sad, the poor little girl had been at the vet yesterday, with an infection and she wasn't a climber, so she would have been vulnerable. She must have snuck out last night when the dog was having his pre-bedtime wee. We have had awful luck since moving to the ladder, first Elvis was hit by a car and now 2 young cats in less than a month killed by the fox.
I have taken her to a vet that has connections with a fox specialist, who wants to examine her wounds and test for any poison, and he has said he may come down here to assess the situation. I have no idea what he can or will do, but it's worth finding out I think.
I'm an animal lover, I wouldn't want to wish harm on any creature, but I do think there must be something that can be done - the council say it would be cruel to kill the fox, but how many more domestic pets have to die?
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Oh Cara, I don't even know what to say!!!!!!! I have been following your cat stories as you know, and this is just completely unbelievable. If you ever want a sympathetic ear over a glass down the pub, please pm me.
Please do let us know what the results are, that will help persuade the council to do something.
@ Karen Alexander - can you please, please get on this one and help us? Poor Cara has lost 2 cats to this fox now, and it's too much. And what if it does move on to a toddler playing in a garden? Please do something before sometihng else happens! Can you please look into and post back here?
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It is completely unbelievable. And people keep telling me 'foxes don't attack cats', and 'foxes carry their prey off with them' but I'm certain it's a fox, there are no dogs in the garden's that back onto ours.
I will let you know as soon as I hear anything.
And @Anette, I will respond to your other mail...sorry
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Permalink Reply by Virginia P on
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I'm also keen to know where this was, as I've been worried about our cats recently (one was bitten; we don't know whether it was a fox or a dog, but there is a very large fox around). My sympathies to those who have lost cats.
I don't know what the council said exactly, but although it's against the law to treat foxes cruelly (as with any animal), it's not the case that they can't be killed. Most councils don't do fox control because other foxes then move in so there's no long-term change in the population. However if there's a particular fox causing a problem, it might be possible to call in a pest control company. There's quite a useful leaflet here http://naturalengland.etraderstores.com/NaturalEnglandShop/SIN003 (then download the pdf) which outlines the law & some ways to protect pets/gardens against foxes.
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The Council told me that the law would not permit them to put the fox to death. and when I asked what about the cats being killed by fox. she said it is unfortunate and all what she can advise is to put Fox deterrent measures in place.
We do not have pets hence putting anything in place will not stop the killing though, it may prevent the fox from coming to our garden to dump its prey or finish its havoc.
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They're wrong about it being illegal, but it's true they don't have a duty to do anything:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/InYourHome/PestAndWeed...
I'm not near Hewitt Road so we are obviously suffering from a different fox. Would be interested to know if anyone has any experience with private pest control firms trapping and removing foxes and whether it had any effect.
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Adedayo, just because two-legged animals colonise some four-legged animals and try to confine them to the two-legged comforts of their concentration camps shouldn't mean they're allowed to gun down or poison (i.e. "control" in two-legged euphemism) other four-legged animals who have a different philosophy about life, death and what comes natural .
ps. Anette: bad enough anthropomorphising cats - don't inflict human traits on foxes too. FOXES DON'T MURDER - they occasionally KILL.
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Thank you
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