howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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plenty of urban foxes when i lived in london, if you came home late at night when the dustbin bags had been put out there would be rival gangs squaring up to each other to gain the ascendancy.
quite an amusing sight, they would wait for you to go past then have a barking/howling match with each other.
the problem would be if they took up residence in your garden, they are basically a dog that nobody cleans up after so the smell would be repulsive.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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........ "complained about the cock growing at dawn everyday"...
Foxes were in my part of Dover last winter
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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There used to be one in the St James area before they pulled down the bus garage. I often saw it trotting along Dolphin Lane and into the garage for its breakfast!
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Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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There are still lots of households have free range chickens, I used to (over 9 years fox took two in daytime in garden, but never got into the very strong chicken house).
There are several in our village, including neighbours, who have a few free range in their garden and chickens are very friendly creatures - they like to visit your kitchen if they can.
Our old cockerel Henry waiting for us to get home, on the gate... Henry spent his last days in the Alkham Valley keeping 40 hens in order!
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I missed PaulB's typo first time round, but well spotted Howard - made me laugh too.
Roger
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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oi roger i spotted it first
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Sorry Peter - you're right of course.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i missed it altogether, roger must have just assumed it was me by knowing how my mind works.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Living in the sticks...feed wild birds..herons take fish..squirrels take nuts..rabbits take their share..moles ruin lawns......
....`feed foxes`.............help the food chain............don`t destroy.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Feed rats......
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
I cant believe that people still think that killing foxes is acceptable in this day and age just for fun its wrong end off, Chris speaks of groups against hunting i am one of them members and im watching very closely the goverments next step on this ....
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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# 50.....problem solved....................Ajax..............our country cat.
Happy New Year all.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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So hunting vermin with a cat is ok but not with dogs?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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but cats do it without providing entertainment for humans, they are more than happy to express their sadistic side for their own pleasure.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Have you never been entertained by watching a cat with it's trophy, I know I have if the unlucky creature is already dead.
I have a feeling this subject is never ending.
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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# 56.Sadly it is never ending.....# 55.Spot on............#53.....Can I be bothered to answer? Only just.
Ajax will not permit me to ride our horse behind him in a red jacket and jodhpurs.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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I usually stay out of these debates because they always boil down to all sides pointing out the inconsistencies of the other sides' arguments while refusing to acknowledge the inconsistencies of their own. Such is often the case when the issue is an emotionally charged one.
Consider on the one hand the large number of hunt members who just go for the ride but cannot bear to be in at the kill; and on the other hand the abattoir workers who really enjoy their job of killing domesticated animals.
For the record, I think it should be put to a free vote in Parliament.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
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