And not the Rupert Murdoch kind, no sir.
Following some comments about my previous post, I’ve been doing some digging on foxes. (Our local foxes, very kindly, have reciprocated by doing some digging in our back gardens. Not for nesting purposes, it seems: they just like digging).
Andrew is correct in thinking that Lewisham Animal Welfare are a bit down on fox feeding. We’ve just published the council’s fox advice on the Lewisham website. (Eek – I’ve just spotted a typo in it – must fix that first thing tomorrow!). Bexley Council are not quite so down on it, and have a spiffing pictorial calendar showing the “fox year“. Less impressive was their response when I tried to probe further on this issue – they advised me to look at their website.
Well, having looked at several pro-fox sites like the fox project and National Fox Welfare Society I’ve decided that fox feeding, in moderation, is ok, provided your neighbours don’t mind the mess and the occasional large hole in their garden.
I know a lot of the neighbours are already regular fox feeders: one fella even treated the vixen with a course of anti-mange medication last year. I’ve decided to ask all the others for their views before I continue feeding them.
