Urban encounter not uncommon any more

REFERRING to Hugh Neve's letter, "Plagued by family" (Gazette, October 8), I, too, have recently had an encounter with an urban fox in Rustington.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Oct 2009, 14:07 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:26 BST

One night, walking along Chanctonbury Road, I saw a fox washing itself, sitting on the pavement close to a street lamp, and right next to it sat a cat, which seemed unconcerned by its more illustrious companion.

As I got closer the fox sensed my presence and slunk away, until all I could see was a rather large, bushy tail disappearing into the bushes.

I didn't see what happened to the cat.

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Urban foxes are quite common now and in a way are part domesticated.

My slant on it is that it is much better that the fox can live fairly comfortably in and around towns and cities, than to be chased and killed in the countryside purely for sport.

G.A. Harris

Armada Way

Littlehampton

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