What a horrifying report, that at least one fox in east London was tortured and set on fire by a group of men. The depth of depravity and visceral cruelty this reveals is beyond belief. It is enough to make you weep with despair.
Foxes are subjected to a level of cruelty probably above any other native species in Britain. The fact that large groups of people regularly dress up in a certain uniform and tour the countryside for the purpose of setting their dogs onto foxes, who are forced to run to exhaustion before being literally torn to pieces by the dogs, is a scandal of epic proportions. Foxes are also snared, mainly by gamekeepers – a vile practice that should be banned outright – and shot with impunity.
Foxes are such lovely animals, sensitive and intelligent, and I am ashamed to be a human being when I reflect on my species’ treatment of them. Here at Little Foxes Wildlife Rescue we try and redress the balance somewhat, and it is our privilege to do so.
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