Apensioner awoke from sunbathing to find a fox was gnawing at his hand. In a letter in Country Life magazine Carey Tesler told how her 83-year-old father-in-law had asleep in a chair in the back garden when he woke by a “searing paid” to see a “mangy-looking fox eating his hand”. When the father-in-law’s neighbour was also troubled by the fox, the neighbour telephoned his local council and asked them to come and get rid of the animal. But he was left baffled to be asked if he still had the fox with him. When the neighbour said no, the council officer replied: “Well next time you see this fox, throw a blanket over him, carry him into your car and drive him to your nearest RSPCA.” It is not clear which council Ms Tesler is referring to, however she lives in London. An RSPCA spokesperson said that is has no arrangements with councils to take in foxes that are irritating residents. He advised homeowners not to follow the council officer’s advice.
