On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:48:40 -0000 (UTC), Radio Man
wrote:

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Foxes and many other animals are 'opportunistic hunters / scavengers
and will often kill / collect what they can and hide / bury some of it
to consume later.


Utter BS.

Complete fact, as you have since been told by someone who knows (a
farmer).

Anyone who has had their chicken coup raided by a fox will tell you
otherwise.

What, that many animals are opportunistic hunters and will often take
any 'surplus' kills and bury them for later? Nope, 100% fact.

Can some animals, when they come across them in an unnatural
unsuitably protected enclosed space [1], (like chickens, 'cooped up'
in a cage) may go into a frenzy and kill them all? Of course. Could
the then be disturbed and not eat anything there or take anything
away, again, of course.

Do some animals appear to kill but not take / eat their catch, of
course. This can be part of them honing their skills or providing
food for others of their kind or their own offspring, or even training
their offspring (as can be seen with killer whales 'playing' with a
seal).

Never seen a well fed non native cat hunting but not killing or eating
their native prey? You must be ok with that as you haven't highlighted
it here, or would it only be an issue if it broke into someone's
aviary?

If you were correct the fox would kill and take a few chickens
not tear a dozen to shreds and probably leave with no more than a leg going
by the bits left once collected up.

I am correct, just because of the few examples you may 'know of'
resulted on the fox killing everything it can find but not appearing
to eat or remove anything proves nothing.

Many animals appear to be very selective how they hunt / kill and how
much of any kill they ever eat. Like bear feeding on spawning salmon
*only* eating the fish brains or eggs because they have the highest
levels of protein and because of the numbers of fish, they can.

So, what was your goal here, because if it was to 'prove me wrong' you
have failed (again).

You try to prove me wrong to try to discredit my vegan message because
you want to carry on exploiting animals unquestioned.

Cheers, T i m

[1] When daughter has a couple of rescue rabbits it was noted by a
neighbour that a fox had been paying attention to them one night. So
we fitted an electric 'fence' and the rabbits were never taken or the
hutch attacked.

Take an chicken that would in nature, roost in the tress, well out of
the way of predators like foxes and you are surprised they (foxes)
don't act 'rationally' when they find some all boxed up for them!