Are foxes useful

Answer 1

Foxes are very useful animals. They, along with other animals, help keep the rodent population down.

Foxes are not what we think they are. They will kill all the chickens in a coop becuase it is ther instinct to kill as much prey as possible so that they can store it for later. Not all hunting nights are successful for foxes. They may leave, say, twenty chickens in the coop because they cannot carry them all. They will sometimes eat one, but they will almost always intend to return to the coop to store the prey later. They are not merely vicious killers!

Fox attacks on humans are very rare and most attacks are the result of the fox having a problem (they can get mental problems just like we can) or feeling threatened. They do not delibrately intend to attack and kill people.

We do not have to kill them! Foxes can be kept away from people or animals by the use of electric fences. They can be scared away unharmed and they can be captured humanely, sterilised and released unharmed if there are too many in one place.