Fox Hunting wa@kers

[Nibble]

Because it didn't have to be a scratch, just a jab. Since he was ill, I've noticed the cat's nose now has a new bump in it. The vet concentrated on his body. Perhaps a tiny punctuation mark was on his nose which we didn't see.

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It didn't nibble the baby's finger. It bit the finger off and the mother found the fox dragging the baby across the floor to take it out of the open back door. The baby wasn't in bed, but was lying on the sofa.

Well I would imagine the mother has learnt a valuable lesson about leaving babies unattended then.

 

[Camicus]

Being a nocturnal animal, don't you think a fox is terrified of the bright light? And of the "stalkers"? Isn't that cruel?

Really? You really want to go there? Are you actualy being serious or do I have to spell out the differances for you again? Im not sure if you are being obtuse or just fishing

 

[HovaGirl]

Well I would imagine the mother has learnt a valuable lesson about leaving babies unattended then.

Possibly. But as a mother of two, it would not be unusual to leave a sleeping baby unattended in a house while the mother goes to the loo, cleans the bathroom or does whatever else in the house. If a month-old baby falls asleep on a sofa, that, in itself is not dangerous, because the baby cannot roll over at that stage. If you say she should have shut her back door, then why? I always left and leave my back door open for air for the past 40 years. Why should I not change that just because there are more foxes around than there used to be?

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Really? You really want to go there? Are you actualy being serious or do I have to spell out the differances for you again? Im not sure if you are being obtuse or just fishing

I don't fish, except in water, occasionally. I have been lamping, for rabbits, not foxes though.

 

[Camicus]

I don't fish, except in water, occasionally. I have been lamping, for rabbits, not foxes though.

So just obtuse then glad we got that sorted progress of a sort

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Really? You really want to go there? Are you actualy being serious or do I have to spell out the differances for you again? Im not sure if you are being obtuse or just fishing

She is a spoof. She has to be. If Viz had an ironic 'Daily Mail Woman' character then it would be HovaGirl. I feel a bit silly for having been sucked in but I am now rolling with this character she has invented.

 

[Nibble]

Possibly. But as a mother of two, it would not be unusual to leave a sleeping baby unattended in a house while the mother goes to the loo, cleans the bathroom or does whatever else in the house. If a month-old baby falls asleep on a sofa, that, in itself is not dangerous, because the baby cannot roll over at that stage. If you say she should have shut her back door, then why? I always left and leave my back door open for air for the past 40 years. Why should I not change that just because there are more foxes around than there used to be?

A few reasons spring to mind but one of the main ones would be so that a fox doesn't come in and eat her baby's fingers. I guess that will be higher up on her list of reasons to keep the back door shut from now on?

 

[keaton]

Possibly. But as a mother of two, it would not be unusual to leave a sleeping baby unattended in a house while the mother goes to the loo, cleans the bathroom or does whatever else in the house. If a month-old baby falls asleep on a sofa, that, in itself is not dangerous, because the baby cannot roll over at that stage. If you say she should have shut her back door, then why? I always left and leave my back door open for air for the past 40 years. Why should I not change that just because there are more foxes around than there used to be?

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You have a forty year-old baby?

 

[HovaGirl]

Possibly. But as a mother of two, it would not be unusual to leave a sleeping baby unattended in a house while the mother goes to the loo, cleans the bathroom or does whatever else in the house. If a month-old baby falls asleep on a sofa, that, in itself is not dangerous, because the baby cannot roll over at that stage. If you say she should have shut her back door, then why? I always left and leave my back door open for air for the past 40 years. Why should I not change that just because there are more foxes around than there used to be?

A few reasons spring to mind but one of the main ones would be so that a fox doesn't come in and eat her baby's fingers. I guess that will be higher up on her list of reasons to keep the back door shut from now on?

Indeed, but even 10 years ago, that didn't have to be anyone's consideration, to shut your doors because a fox could get in. Not something you ever thought about. But now you have to, because the fox has become so important.

 

[HovaGirl]

You have a forty year-old baby?

I have sons in their 30s and potential grandchildren coming round. This means I won't be able to let their babies sleep in the pram in the garden, like mothers and grandmothers have for generations, because a fox could take a fancy to them. Or, as toddlers, they won't be able to run in and out of the garden because the doors will have to be shut in case a fox gets them. It's a very new thought and one that the older generation will have to adjust to, sadly, because babies and children need fresh air.

 

[Nibble]

I have sons in their 30s and potential grandchildren coming round. This means I won't be able to let their babies sleep in the pram in the garden, like mothers and grandmothers have for generations, because a fox could take a fancy to them. Or, as toddlers, they won't be able to run in and out of the garden because the doors will have to be shut in case a fox gets them. It's a very new thought and one that the older generation will have to adjust to, sadly, because babies and children need fresh air.

For goodness sakes woman, get a grip.

 

[HovaGirl]

For goodness sakes woman, get a grip.

On what?

 

[glasfryn]

Indeed, but even 10 years ago, that didn't have to be anyone's consideration, to shut your doors because a fox could get in. Not something you ever thought about. But now you have to, because the fox has become so important.

I have sons in their 30s and potential grandchildren coming round. This means I won't be able to let their babies sleep in the pram in the garden, like mothers and grandmothers have for generations, because a fox could take a fancy to them. Or, as toddlers, they won't be able to run in and out of the garden because the doors will have to be shut in case a fox gets them. It's a very new thought and one that the older generation will have to adjust to, sadly, because babies and children need fresh air.

I would have though the prime reason for keeping the door closed at this time of year is because its bloody cold

 

[portslade seagull]

Just get a dog as that will chase any foxes from the garden ... my old collie used to go nuts

 

[Nibble]

Or alternatively stop getting into a funkle about a problem that simply doesn't exist.

 

[portslade seagull]

Or alternatively stop getting into a funkle about a problem that simply doesn't exist.

Agree all blown out of all proportion to meet certain agenda's

 

[clapham_gull]

Couldn't give a stuff about foxes, but I wish the hunt supporters would be honest about the nature of the activity.

Most humane method ? Possibly but one that involves the breeding of a specific dog which invariably has to take a bullet long before it's natural death. They can't usually be re homed since they are pack animals bred to kill.

It's a sport nothing more, nothing less than involves the killing of thousands of animals. Very few of which are foxes.

Doesn't keep me awake at night, but the dishonesty riles me somewhat.

 

[piersa]

On what?

your habit of talking utter nonsense?

 

[One Love]

I know plenty of people who go out rabbiting, so people are doing something about it. Nobody complains.

You go foxhunting twice a week, your friends hunt animals and go out rabbiting.

What sort of community do you live in?

Is your Mum your sister as well?

 

[HovaGirl]

your habit of talking utter nonsense?

Well, ne'er the twain will meet. As I get older, I find modern attitudes to be full of nonsense and ignorance, but I'll just have to lump it. The world is changing much more rapidly now than it has done during the past 60 years. It's probably too fast for those of us who have been around a while, learnt to appreciate the practical reasons behind most traditions and done our bit to try to keep them going. But modern thinking seems to be that it's all old hat. Indeed, there seems to be a dearth of actual thinking in the modern world, just a generation of people spouting stuff without really knowing why. But I guess it works both ways.

 

[pork pie]

Not that’s relevant but I live in Clapham Common.

I’m entitled to my opinion and having plenty of family who farm in Kent and are strongly against fox hunting using dogs, I am subject to plenty of opinion.

How do you make a connection between being in favour of same sex marriage (I’m in favour btw), football no longer being ‘a man’s game’ and fox hunting!?

Anyway I suggest you probably don’t even have opinion on the subject just using it as another platform to voice your usual narrow minded tripe.

The connection is with the ban on fox hunting, not fox hunting in itself. The connection is the fact that the whole country in infested with left-wing PC pinkos, or at least they are the ones with the biggest gobs at the moment, whilst most normal people simply laugh at them.

I certainly do have an opinion on fox hunting. My wife rides with the local hunt whenever she can, and I enjoy goint to their summer balls.