Hunter fires shots at would-be dog thief

[Paphos Life]

The owner of hunting dogs fired shots at a person who was trying to steal dogs from him early on Tuesday morning in Yiolou, Paphos....

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[Dominic]

They don't mess about in Yiolou. We drove through there on sunday, and did a double take. We always look at the chicken and rabbit yard on the way through. On sunday there was the body of a young fox drapped over one of the fences. Presumably the owners put it there to warn off other foxes. It certainly got our notice!

[ApusApus]

The owner of hunting dogs fired shots at a person who was trying to steal dogs from him early on Tuesday morning in Yiolou, Paphos....

Read the article and chat about it below...

Is that legal??


Shane

[trevnhil]

No... but it is not legal to steal someone elses dog either..

[Firefly]

I thought that foxes were protected in Cyprus.

[Firefly]

Are you sure Lloyd, dogs can do as much damage as foxes.

Protected from what ? I know there is no official fox hunting in Cyprus However I was told by a Cypriot, that they were hunted nearly to extinction by, you know, hunters, and that subsequently they are now protected.

Jackie

[Dominic]

The fox in question was obviously trying to get at the chickens and rabbits when it was killed. It wasn't hunted. It was hunting.

I don't have a problem with the farmer killing that fox at all. It's only natural for a fox to hunt chickens. It's only natural for a farmer to want to stop them.

[Firefly]

Dogs too will kill and maim chickens, sheep etc, the farmer in the UK is legally entitled to shoot any dog found chasing their animals, but I wouldn't expect to see it's body draped over a fence. That said, I hate seeing any wild life killed for being what it is.

Jackie