Generally, I upload images of beauty to this site – things that have stopped me in my tracks – like watching a sunset through summer-grass…
or a Buzzard sat atop a telegraph pole who’s enjoying the same sunset as me…
But the countryside after sunset – has a darker side – where unspeakable cruelties to wild animals go on largely unchecked under the cover of nightfall.
As someone who often walks out at night – it’s a horrible truth that I’ve too often heard the audible writhings of a wild animal that’s been trapped by a noose around its neck – that’s too faraway on foot to rescue. It’s a searing sound that carries for miles on a still night – whilst the silence that ensues the hopeless struggle is deafening.
So it came as no real surprise to me – to discover that the perpetrators of such acts of animal cruelty – would think nothing of dumping the bodies of four beautiful, healthy young foxes on the grass verge of the main thoroughfare into our village for all to see——like they’re proud of it, yet they don’t leave their names and addresses; insensitive, filthy fly-tippers that they are.
What a needless waste of four young lives – and a complete WASTE OF LIFE of those that did this.
Oh Melanie, what an awfully upsetting read ,I like you am sickened and deeply saddened by the extreme cruelty and senseless killing of such beautiful wild creatures . I hope you see something wild, alive and beautiful on your next evening walk 🦔🧚♂️🦊🦇🦉🦌❤️ Xx 😘 Caitlin
Thank you for your good wishes dear Caitlin, since writing this post – I’ve been very fortunate to see several foxes on my evening rounds – six in all, they love to be out and about on these long summer nights like me. X
That is so heartbreakingly horrible. I just can’t understand anyone who would do this.
love to you xxxxx
Hey love to you too Suzy! Thankfully there are far more people out there that love and respect wildlife and appreciate the beauty of Nature. The balance will always far outweigh the few that did this to these four little foxes…so long liveth the Fox!
Last night I dreamt of finding a stray fox-cub and holding it in my arms…
Today I’m ‘suddenly’ listening to Kate Bush and ‘The Hounds of Love’ again…
“I found a fox
Caught by dogs
He let me take him in my hands
His little heart
It beats so fast
And I’m ashamed of running away…”
Only I didn’t runaway – I woke up arrrrgggghhh! I LOVE FOXES.