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Having watched this I can nothing wrong with him doing what he does. After all if the foxes weren't out there he wouldn't catch them. I do understand he is proud of his way of life but as a man who has been snaring for 50 years, he must have come across a lot of opposition to his activities. so going on the BBC who are renown for its anti views seems a bit kamikaze. I hope he gets as much support as he does Flak  for doing this article but I fear he has just brought a whole load of bad attention his way.

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51708647

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35 minutes ago, Mr gen said:

Well they really laid the emotional stuff down in that article but I guess its how they get the uneducated public on side.

I guess if you wanted to, you could put the emotional/cruel slant on any story about killing of any creature and that’s just what they do to gain public support.

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Yes the Independent are really going all out with that one especially with the cute, cub photos. But its a bit odd isn't it how this man wants to continue his way of life but broadcasts videos of himself dispatching foxes with a pick axe handle. Not to mention a snare illegally laid in a hedgerow next to a road??   

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Ditto. The EA and Rivers Trust in our area sought the help of local shooters for a while, in their battle against mink. We were active in placing ‘rafts’ on stretches of the river and monitoring the activity on those rafts for the best part of a year. 
The local red squirrel wardens sought our help also, in their fight against greys. 
Show a picture of a dead fox cub ( it’s a cute dead puppy! ) however, and you’re no longer a conservationist, but one step removed from a child killer! 

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