In what surely is a case of overkill, the Gourock Golf Club, Renfrewshire, Scotland has hired snipers to take out foxes who were digging up the course.
Naturally, the animal cruelty people are complaining, and for once I have to agree. Seems to me that live trapping the critters would have been sufficient.
But then maybe Scottish foxes are particularly aggressive and vicious. Like tigers.
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Well I can confirm for you that Scottish foxes, and any other foxes are completely harmless. They are gentle, shy, friendly little animals and it disgusts me that the golf club in question could take such extreme measures!