Dead
foxes dumped outside home of animal rights activists
The bloodied bodies of four
dead foxes have been dumped outside the home of two high profile animal rights
activists in
Ray Wharam
and his wife Doreen campaign openly on animal welfare issues and his activities
disrupting animal shoots have previously landed him in court.
Now they claim their home in Ravenfield has been
targeted by hunters who left four dead foxes strewn around the entrance and
walls of their garden.
Ray believes the animals had probably been killed by hunters working with dogs.
Today he insisted the sickening incident has made him more determined than ever
to continue his work.
"This is not a case of controlling vermin, it is blood lust but the people
involved are cowards.
"They won't pick a fight with someone who can fight back.
"What they have done is quite deliberate, it
shows how their minds work.
"It has done nothing but made me more determined to carry on, people in
this area know we are concerned about animal cruelty," he said.
Ray was contacting police and the RSPCA to make them aware of the situation. He
has previously been bound over to keep the peace in a court appearance
following a dispute with shooters.