Posted on 06/07/2010 4:37:55 AM PDT by sodpoodle
Twin nine-month-old girls were being treated at a London hospital on Monday after being mauled in their sleep by a fox.
The animal apparently entered the house and climbed stairs before attacking Lola and Isabella Koupparis in their beds while their parents watched television, according to reports. (snip) In urban areas of England there are an estimated 27 foxes per square mile, living in close proximity to humans.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/29/hunting-ban-conservatives-daniel-kawczynski
**The Conservatives, if they form the next government, have promised a free vote on a hunting bill in government time. A Tory spokesman commented: "The ban is a bad and expensive piece of legislation but [repeal] is absolutely not a priority."**
Tally Ho!
Please hunt responsibly. Practice the three S’s.
not enough food source
TV volume too high
Country intelligent quotient to low
As Oscar Wilde said of fox-hunting, the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible.
They left their front door open due to warm weather?! Have these people ever hard of a screen door ... a window unit air conditioner ... an electric fan?
Louise Bagshawe, the Tory candidate for Corby and bestselling novelist, also appeared in the Vote OK video, explaining why she supports repeal. “This election is going to make the difference between the repeal of the Hunting Act or lose us something that has been part of all of our lives and part of British history for 1,000 years,” she said.
“If you are fed up with having your rights taken away and being dictated to, now is the time to put in the effort ... We are going to persuade our colleagues, we are going to take the fight to them and stand up for civil liberties ... We will get this act overturned.”
(more unintended consequences from the anti-hunt crowd - man-eating foxes)
Those evil right wingers!
First they attack our greatest everest leader in the whole history of the world and now they are attacking innocent children!
Oh wait, wrong Fox - nevermind
That damned Fox News....Oh, sorry they meant the animal.
ENGLAND TEMPS:
In the summer, it can be as hot as 32°C (90°F) but mostly the temperature only reaches 26°C. The average high in London from June through August is around 21°C (70°F) and the average low is around 12°C (51°F)
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/weather/average.htm
I stayed at a hotel, across the river from Big Bend and up river about a mile. (My point is, I was in downtown London). I was waiting for a taxi about 5 in the morning. And a fox came trotting down the middle of the street. I watched it from about a block away and it passed right by me. That was the LAST thing I expected to see at 5 am on a London street. But they surely are there.
Too bad these infants have idiots for parents. This is a “utopian healthcare” country. Hopefully they’ll survive the blood loss while in the waiting room.
The sad answer is that something like this usually is what is necessary to jolt the liberal, soft-environmentalist suburban population awake to realize that wild animals are, well, wild. The fox isn’t some cute cartoon fox—a wild fox will kill a baby just as soon as look at it. Its the same in the US. The liberal city population expands into the country. Development after development goes up in once wild areas. And they are populated by the same people who want to ban guns and who think hunting is barbaric. Then a bear or cougar, which has had its hunting grounds reduced, kills a dog or cat, they go ballistic. The police shoot it and all their environmentalism goes out the window.
It’s rare for English homes to have screen doors, and even rarer for them to have air conditioning. Very hot and/or humid weather is too uncommon to warrant it.
In London, 5:00 am is when most foxes are going home;)
I thought you knew;)
LOLOLOL!!!!
27 per square mile in urban areas? Is that for real? That’s basically the way we have raccoons here. I thought foxes were some sort of endangered species or something and that’s why the fox hunting controversy existed. Guess I was wrong.
If there are 27 foxes per sq mile, then the folks need at least 2-3 Jack Russell terriers per sq mile- that will take care of the problem - with reinforcemens
Cute video;) (Separated at birth)
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Canines are species in the carnivore family, Canidae, including the wolves, coyote, foxes, dingo, jackals, and several species of wild dog. The family also includes the domestic dog, which is believed to have descended from the wolf. The Canidae includes 10-14 genera with 30-35 species, depending on the taxonomic treatment.
Read more: Canines - Wolves, Foxes, The Domestic Dog http://science.jrank.org/pages/1170/Canines.html#ixzz0qAXqKXlD
a fox will b!tch slap a Jack Russell terrier....
folks need those fox hounds.....not a dog that can pee upside down.
*****A woman in the development complains ......little ones might be traumatized to see Bambi’s dad being prepared for dinner and maybe a wall decoration****
So, I suppose the little ones watch cartoons - which are full of mixed anthropomorphic creatures - and does she then take them shopping in the supermarket meat department? Wonder how she explains the animal crackers they probably eat(?)
Fox are very enterprising critters.
two jack russells will tear a fox to pieces - after they force it into a hole. Jack Russell is to fox as mongoose is to cobra. I know which breed I’d want patrolling my urban garden!
Humidity is only really a problem with heat. In the cold humidity doesn't really register, unless perhaps you suffer from arthritis.
I was waiting for a taxi about 5 in the morning. And a fox came trotting down the middle of the street. I watched it from about a block away and it passed right by me. That was the LAST thing I expected to see at 5 am on a London street. But they surely are there.
Try walking down the sidewalk in Singapore and coming face to face with a coiled cobra in full bonnet. That will get your attention. Good thing I had only had a couple of drinks and decided to cross the street. Damn thing was right next to a bus stop.
Hilarious! I love foxes. I’ve seen a few red ones where I’m at. Its the damn fisher cats that scare everything away.
He just wanted to be G like Tiger!
Adorable!
Now THAT looks like a nice target, all framed by the nice mattress. A good .22 or even a bad .223 would do nicely!!
Now THAT looks like a nice target, all framed by the nice mattress. A good .22 or even a bad .223 would do nicely!!
Wise up, formerly Great Britain.
Foxhunting was banned in the UK as an exercise in class envy, promoted by socialists and environmentalist whackos as well as the sentimental, soft-left British animal lovers. The nature of the ban and its supporters can be determined by the fact that the innocent horses used in hunting have been attacked by these so-called "animal lovers". It's all about destroying traditional British culture and the rural economy. Has nothing to do with real concern for animals.
You might not think they’re so adorable after they eat your cat.
No worries. I would never have an outdoor cat.
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