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RSPCA probes prominent lawyer’s claim he killed fox with baseball bat

Jolyon Maugham said he had to deal with a fox which had become entangled in protective netting around chickens on his property.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2019-12-27 11:28
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The RSPCA is looking into claims made by prominent lawyer Jolyon Maugham that he killed a fox with a baseball bat.

Mr Maugham, founder of the Good Law Project, said on Twitter on Thursday morning: “Already this morning I have killed a fox with a baseball bat. How’s your Boxing Day going?”

An RSPCA spokeswoman said: “We’ve been made aware of this and are looking into it.”

Already this morning I have killed a fox with a baseball bat. How's your Boxing Day going?

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) December 26, 2019

The RSPCA said on Twitter that the incident was “distressing”, after Twitter users tagged the animal welfare organisation in Mr Maugham’s post.

Mr Maugham claimed the fox had “got caught up in the protective netting around the chickens” and he “wasn’t sure what else to do”.

Wasn't a great deal of fun. Got caught up in the protective netting around the chickens and I wasn't sure what else to do. Not looking forward to untangling it…

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) December 26, 2019

Government guidelines state that if a fox is caught in a trap or snare on a person’s property, they must “humanely kill any fox you catch while it’s in the trap or snare”.

Gassing or poisoning foxes is prohibited.

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Mr Maugham later apologised on Twitter to anyone who had been “upset” by the tweet.

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