LEYTON: Foxes create nappy mess (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)
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LEYTON: Foxes create nappy mess
11:51am Thursday 10th June 2010 in Waltham Forest News
73-year-old Jean Farmer is fed up of finding dirty nappies in her garden
A WIDOW says foxes are raiding rubbish bags and littering her garden with soiled nappies.
Wildlife experts believe the fox which attacked baby twins Lola and Isabella Koupparis as they slept in their cots last week may have mistaken the smell of the dirty nappies for food.
Jean Farmer, of Colchester Road, Leyton, thinks they could be right as her beloved garden is often strewn with used nappies brought in by neighbourhood foxes.
The 73-year-old has spotted the foxes carrying the nappies and wants parents to be more responsible when disposing of the smelly waste.
She said: "I get so frustrated because this has been going on for six months now."
“The problem could be easily prevented if residents put the waste in their bins and not rubbish bags which the animals can tear apart.
"There are usually quite a few nappies when it happens. It maybe happens three nights a week." Mrs Farmer, who is proud of her 90ft-long garden, said she and her lodger share the responsibility of clearing up the unpleasant mess.
She said: "I'm a former nurse but as I've got older my stomach has become more sensitive."
Lola Koupparis is said to be making a good recovery from the fox attack, which left the nine-month old with facial and arm injuries.
Her sister, Isabella, underwent surgery at Great ormond Street for arm injuries.
They were attacked as they slept in their cots. Mrs Farmer described the incident as "terribly sad".
Comments(6)
artty
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9:24pm Thu 10 Jun 10
rubberneck wrote:For a start foxes aren't rodents.
The sooner they start culling these rodents along with grey squirrels and old pigeons the better. People who feed these pests need to be prosecuted. The damage they cause is immense.
Secondly what immense damage? A few torn bins.
The nappies were obviously strewn all over the place because of some dross that obviously lives in the local area that can't be bothered to put their rubbish away properly. Perhaps we could have a cull of them first.....
Investigations
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5:50am Fri 11 Jun 10
Seeing Sense
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8:15am Fri 11 Jun 10
rubberneck
says...
9:51am Fri 11 Jun 10
artty wrote:How about immense damage to twin girls? Do you not read the news?
rubberneck wrote: The sooner they start culling these rodents along with grey squirrels and old pigeons the better. People who feed these pests need to be prosecuted. The damage they cause is immense.For a start foxes aren't rodents. Secondly what immense damage? A few torn bins. The nappies were obviously strewn all over the place because of some dross that obviously lives in the local area that can't be bothered to put their rubbish away properly. Perhaps we could have a cull of them first.....
artty
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11:05pm Fri 11 Jun 10
rubberneck wrote:Yes I did see the news. The twin girls were attacked "allegedly" by a fox.
artty wrote:How about immense damage to twin girls? Do you not read the news?
rubberneck wrote: The sooner they start culling these rodents along with grey squirrels and old pigeons the better. People who feed these pests need to be prosecuted. The damage they cause is immense.For a start foxes aren't rodents. Secondly what immense damage? A few torn bins. The nappies were obviously strewn all over the place because of some dross that obviously lives in the local area that can't be bothered to put their rubbish away properly. Perhaps we could have a cull of them first.....
Funny how the family had a pet dog, that seems to have been mysteriously forgotten about by the media. This is not to lessen the attack as I feel sorry for the poor girls.
rubberneck says...
5:12pm Thu 10 Jun 10