I dont like to put a dampener on things but i wouldnt encourage it....I would hate anything to happen to Jameson
Taken from my local paper
"TWO cats have been attacked, and one of them killed, by foxes who have colonised an empty home.
Kevin and Tania Dee, of Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, witnessed both attacks and say animal organisations which claim such attacks are unusual, are talking rubbish.
The couple, who have three cats, say the attacks are part of a pattern of increasingly bold and aggressive behaviour by a family of foxes which they think have made their home in a next-door garden.
But their exasperation with the foxes turned to horror when one of the adult animals pounced on their cat, Moggy, grabbing one of its back legs and biting right through to the bone as they watched.
The couple tried to shoo the fox away to rescue Moggy.
“It was not frightened by our actions in the slightest and certainly took his time in leaving the garden,” said Mr Dee, 42, who works for BT.
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Moggy had lost a lot of blood and an emergency vet had to put in 25 stitches to close the wound, resulting in a £174 bill.
But worse was to come. Just days later, the couple heard a terrible screaming coming from their neighbour’s back garden. They ran outside and looked over the fence.
There, they saw another adult fox with their neighbour’s cat clamped in its jaws. Again, despite attempts to frighten it away, the fox took its time in letting go of the cat and leaving the garden.
Their neighbour Christine Barra came rushing out but it was too late to save Sniffy who died of its injuries in her arms.
Mrs Barra says she has no idea why the fox attacked Sniffy. “It was sad but foxes are wild animals and people should be aware of that.” Mr Dee says when they contacted various authorities, including Bexley Council and the RSPCA for help in getting rid of their fox neighbours, they were told repeatedly such behaviour was very rare.
“It was even implied we had not actually seen the foxes doing anything at all,” he added.
“But our experience is foxes are becoming more aggressive and certainly aren’t afraid of humans anymore.”
