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[Still Waters]

The wild animal crept up to Alfie Whitelock as he played in the garden of his home in daylight, before pouncing.

It locked its jaws around the child's boot as he screamed and pulled him along the ground, a newspaper reported.

But Alfie's father Lee Whitelock, 32, then ran to the rescue and chased off the fox. The animal then made a second lunge at the pair from behind.

http://www.telegraph...-on-sledge.html

[Coffey]

Something not right about this. Surely the fox was starving or had something wrong with it. I see fox's a lot round here (I live int he city) and they are far too scared to come near humans. I seen a beautiful one a few months back and it stood looking at me and my housemate for a few seconds, had a lovely fluffy face. lol I think we where in it's way so it bolted and then flanked around us.

They aren't bad at all, it's use that are the problem. We are taking away it's habitat and ruining the countryside ecosystem etc. Just like with Bears, coyotes and other animals in the US.

[wolfknight]

Sounds like the fox was straving to attack a human. But you humans keep building on our lands and killing us off.

[ealdwita]

Yeah right! As much as I hate those furry-arsed little thugs, the only scenario I can imagine is that the fox was rabid, but 'La Rage' is one unwanted immigrant the EU hasn't been able to force the UK to accept (yet)!

BTW, both of those 'Related Articles' - 2010 and 2011 were subsequently proved to be mistaken identity.

[EllJay]

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Fox 'tried to drag away 3-year-old on sledge'

What I've always said, you cant trust Fox News.
Now they started with kidnapping as well.

[ealdwita]

EllJay, on 22 January 2013 - 04:52 PM, said:

What I've always said, you cant trust Fox News.
Now they started with kidnapping as well.

Still on the ball then I see, EllJay?  

[Sky Scanner]

Coffey, on 22 January 2013 - 02:30 PM, said:

Something not right about this. Surely the fox was starving or had something wrong with it. I see fox's a lot round here (I live int he city) and they are far too scared to come near humans. I seen a beautiful one a few months back and it stood looking at me and my housemate for a few seconds, had a lovely fluffy face. lol I think we where in it's way so it bolted and then flanked around us.

They aren't bad at all, it's use that are the problem. We are taking away it's habitat and ruining the countryside ecosystem etc. Just like with Bears, coyotes and other animals in the US.

We have one that pops in our back garden every night on his rounds, the wife leaves him a wonky chomp dog chew out every night lol

[rashore]

Apparently dad took images while this was going on... http://www.thesun.co...g-him-away.html

Heh, we just saw our first fox out here this morning. It was a lovely creature. We live rural, so it's kind of nice to see one sometimes.

[ealdwita]

rashore, on 22 January 2013 - 06:54 PM, said:

Apparently dad took images while this was going on... http://www.thesun.co...g-him-away.html

"George, there's a fox tryin' to eat our Alfie!!!!"

"Yes dear, I know. I'm tryin' to photograph its best side!"

[LiveForTomorrow]

Must of been the second attack.  Probably a bit of exaggeration on their part as worried and protective parents.

[Coffey]

rashore, on 22 January 2013 - 06:54 PM, said:

Apparently dad took images while this was going on... http://www.thesun.co...g-him-away.html

Heh, we just saw our first fox out here this morning. It was a lovely creature. We live rural, so it's kind of nice to see one sometimes.

That's strange, in the daylight as well. If this was somewhere like the US, people would put that down to rabies.

[rashore]

Coffey, on 22 January 2013 - 08:21 PM, said:

That's strange, in the daylight as well. If this was somewhere like the US, people would put that down to rabies.

I thought that too, rabies or other condition, or perhaps in extreme, starvation. But then where I have lived there wasn't ever an urban fox problem. It was coyotes or dogs mostly around me. And some of them really were fearless, so maybe urban foxes could learn to become fearless too?

[Coffey]

rashore, on 22 January 2013 - 08:31 PM, said:

I thought that too, rabies or other condition, or perhaps in extreme, starvation. But then where I have lived there wasn't ever an urban fox problem. It was coyotes or dogs mostly around me. And some of them really were fearless, so maybe urban foxes could learn to become fearless too?

I think it's possible, I've nerver seen a fearless one though. I find it strange personally from seeing more than the average person.

[Abramelin]

Still Waters, on 22 January 2013 - 02:06 PM, said:

The wild animal crept up to Alfie Whitelock as he played in the garden of his home in daylight, before pouncing.

It locked its jaws around the child's boot as he screamed and pulled him along the ground, a newspaper reported.

But Alfie's father Lee Whitelock, 32, then ran to the rescue and chased off the fox. The animal then made a second lunge at the pair from behind.

http://www.telegraph...-on-sledge.html

Maybe toddlers just taste very good?

[Darkwind]

Sky Scanner, on 22 January 2013 - 06:31 PM, said:

We have one that pops in our back garden every night on his rounds, the wife leaves him a wonky chomp dog chew out every night lol

Not a good idea to feed wildlife. They get habituated to humans and that is when someone who doesn't know what is going on like a kid gets bit.