I feel differently now that I have young children and after other incidents where children have been attacked in their cots. I dont think these are made up stories. I am also worried now about leaving our back doors open and even concerned about our older daughter being in the garden in her own in the evenings in case one comes into the garden. Foxes walk up and down our road all the time and don't seem worried about passing people on the pavement as they have little fear. The fox poo especially amongst grass is also a nightmare when you have young children as you don't always see it until its plastered all over their hair.

Whilst a cull might not be the answer I do think something needs to be done on the control front. Perhaps contraceptive injections or implants to reduce the population? Not sure if that would work but its surely an idea. They are very entertaining up to a point, but I'd rather have less of them around. However then we would probably have more rats. Difficult things, eco systems!