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Dead fox cub

Good morning -

Asking for some advice. I found a dead fox cub next to my terrace this morning with its head detached / torn off (??). The council does not collect dead animals from private property; only from public spaces. Any suggestions on who to call to dispose of it? My handling it is not an option - I can hardly bring myself to look at it :(

Any pointers would be really appreciated.

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Permalink Reply by anne-marie on April 19, 2016 at 22:56
Horrible but really interesting that that's what they do. Who knew!
Permalink Reply by John D on April 19, 2016 at 22:59

You're not a country person, are you

Permalink Reply by anne-marie on April 20, 2016 at 0:05
I tell you, I see a great deal more foxes in the city than I ever did in the country. In fact we've been unable to use a particular room in the office I work in due to the delicate stench of decomposing fox waffling through it from under the floorboards.
Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on April 20, 2016 at 7:17
Ditto. I spent the first 10 years of my life in the middle of nowhere (not far from "Where the Hell is That") in the Pennines and saw my first fox in London. Anyway, if you think this tale is a bit yuck you should see what carrion crows do to dead sheep!
Permalink Reply by John D on April 20, 2016 at 7:43

Or, indeed, what foxes do to hens. The fox is one of the few animals which seem to kill for pleasure.

Permalink Reply by StephenBln on April 20, 2016 at 8:46

 Don't spread such rubbish..

And of course cats don't?

How many birds, fish, mice have my cats brought home, played with for hours and not eaten?  But of course, they are nice and cuddly and not so smelly.

Permalink Reply by John D on April 20, 2016 at 8:57

I didn't say foxes were the only ones. Cats too, of course. And humans.

Permalink Reply by EMC2 on April 20, 2016 at 8:54

Seem to... ...but don't. For example

I too was brought up in the countryside, in deepest Co Armagh, and like Michael & Anne-Marie have seen way more foxes - and wildlife - in London than I ever saw in the countryside.

....skulks off

Permalink Reply by John D on April 20, 2016 at 9:01

OK, it's instinct, not pleasure. Not much consolation to the farmer who has just lost all his hens, with carcases strewn everywhere.

Permalink Reply by EMC2 on April 20, 2016 at 9:24

And there's all that local artwork strewn everywhere too...

Permalink Reply by Antoinette on April 20, 2016 at 10:19
I love these wall foxes... particularly the top two...
james walshPermalink Reply by james walsh on April 20, 2016 at 17:56

we should get a vigilante group together and show these so called foxes what for

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