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London council issues advice on shooting foxes
Wandsworth Council tells residents if a 'vixen is shot during breeding season, the den has to be traced and the whole family of cubs humanely killed'
Wandsworth Council says that starving foxes is the best way to get rid of the pest Photo: GETTY

By Tristan Kirk

8:29PM GMT 16 Nov 2014

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A London council has offered advice to its residents on shooting foxes in a bid to rid themselves of the urban pest.

Wandsworth Council has issued guidelines on fox control which include baited traps, snaring, shooting, and starving the animals.

The Conservative-run authority insists it is not advocating any method, but merely offering advice for residents who have a fox problem.

“Shooting is not usually appropriate in urban areas, but where it is carried out, care must be taken to ensure the safety of the public and other wildlife,” the council states.

“If a vixen is shot during breeding season, the den has to be traced and the whole family of cubs humanely killed.”

It suggests starving the foxes is the “most humane and natural way” to kill them, and advises residents not to leave food, meat, and household waste lying about.

The council warns that poisoning foxes is illegal, as other pets and other animals could be at risk, but snaring is acceptable provided the traps are visited at least once a day.

The advice adds: “Baited cage traps can be used successfully in urban areas but captured foxes have to be humanely killed by shooting or by a vet.”

While making clear the council “does not deal with foxes”, it has said the methods suggested are legal and acceptable for Wandsworth residents.

The guidelines, first published two years ago, have been re-issued by the south London council in response to a Facebook campaign for new wheelie bins.

One resident, from Tooting, has complained that foxes are ripping through the bin bags left out for collection, leaving rubbish strewn across the streets.

In response, the council has urged residents to buy their own bins to “limit food supply” to the foxes, and only put out bin bags on the day of collection.

Fox hunting was banned as a sport in 2004 by the then-Labour government, but last year Mayor of London Boris Johnson called for a crackdown on the pests after a spate of attacks. "