The Red Fox

[dmforcier]

As pretty as they are fox are killers.

As pretty as they are cats are killers.

It all depends on where you draw the line. I've lost cats to coyotes too, and I would kill a coyote without much regret. But foxes are much smaller than coyotes and would have a big problem taking a grown cat. The threat is to unguarded kittens, and Salt, you were indicating that the fox didn't show much interest in the 5 month olds.

No, I wouldn't kill a fox. Please don't fall for the picture that predators are horrible. They are an important part of nature. Protect your own, but be sure that there's a real threat before you take extreme measures.

Salt, I'm fascinated that your fox is so friendly and responsive. If it were me, I'd tried to pursue the relationship. Who knows what might happen?