Staying Silent Is Costing Animal Lives

 

If anyone can pass this along to other fox or wildlife groups please do because we need to break the silence and find out who is killing foxes and other animals.

 

If you find a bird of prey dead or parts of a bird of prey then please report it and the location to the police wildlife crimes officer. If you find a snare or traces of a snare then do likewise after making sure nothing can be caught in the snare before police can check it.

 

Please do not be silent if a cub or fully grown cub suddenly dies or appears to be seriously ill and dies. Mange and road-kills are obvious accidents/disease. If you find a dead fox in your garden or away from a road and if it appears to be unmarked with no signs of injury then if you can photograph it in report it. The same applies to badgers found in unusual circumstances or showing no signs of outward injury.

 

If you are aware of possible fox poisonings then contact me so that I can log the incident and then contact your wildlife crimes officer. If you hear of pet dogs or cats falling ill or dying around the same time then it could be that someone is putting out poison bait and that requires investigation.

 

There have been fox cub poisonings in Kent, London and Bristol as well as other areas and it is not known whether this is organised or just down to sick individuals working alone. Conversations with fox feeders around the country this is nothing new but many stay silent and this is allowing those involved to get away with it.  This may not be a new thing but may have been going on for a number of years and we have no exact figures for how many foxes have died.

 

DO NOT STAY SILENT.

Thank You