A review by lottepot
The Wild Life of the Fox by John Lewis-Stempel

2.0

I was a bit disappointed in this one, which was essentially a story about fox hunting and it’s history with the elements that I’d loved in his books about owls and hares glanced over (their hunting skills, biology, family dynamics and cultural history etc). Maybe I’m just too metropolitan and bourgeoisie but I honestly don’t think you can not denounce hunting just because it’s traditional and ‘country’, there is no excuse to inflict pain and fear on animals for amusement. I understand that farmers have to protect their livestock but that’s another matter. And yes, if my chickens were killed by foxes it would be devastating but there is surely a lot more to their habits than simply being predators. It didn’t even mention urban foxes at all and the difference in their lifestyles.