(10 February 2013, 07:00)Kenneth Eames Wrote: When I have to travel south, as I travel through London on the coach, I note the amount of rubbish that can be seen by the roadside. All the time that this rubbish is there it will encourage vermin. Obviously there is more hidden from view. If you live in filthy surroundings you will find yourself plagued by rodents and other animals. Kenneth Eames.
This is the post that hits the nail on the head, years ago there was no such things as urban foxes, or nothing on the scale it is today, the fox is a secretive creature, but also a very clever and wise beast.
As the population increased, and the likes of fast food became ever more in evidence, so the food rubbish increased,.. the fox simply saw an opening and took it.
I don't blame the fox, he is simply living as easily as he can,.. don't all animals including us,.. the fault doesn't lie with Basil
The fault lies with litter louts, young people [mainly ] who just don't care what they throw down, the amount of food waste that we all throw away,.. even if its in the bin the fox can smell it.
There are now two different type of fox, the rural fox and the urban fox, one is natural, and one is man made,... we should try to send the urban fox back to the county by becoming a cleaner nation
As for the young child, that's terrible of course, but even here I don't think its the fault of the fox, he would simply see a very small helpless `animal` and think dinner [ as in a lamb ],..it doesn't make the fox into some sort of man eater,... but because this is becoming far more common, something has to be done about it
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