Posted by ButtNutt (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 11:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The Fox likes beer. Sicky socky

Posted by standingby (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 12:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Real heroes those police! Could not capture or possibly coax out of the building or was it just easier to shoot the fox? HMMMMMM

Posted by johnypopper1 (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Awe poor lil fox. Ya should have just got in the cage.

Posted by Littletoad (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 6:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The fox died.....The cop ate his donut.....Tomorrow, the baker will make another donut!

Posted by johnypopper1 (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 8:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

An empty building next to a floral building............where the fox that??..........*cough* ok that's an old one.

Posted by Rhino (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 8:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

couldnt have left the door open and chased him out? or just left him alone for awhile with the door open? he would have left. lets think a little here people. "which was growling".... WELL DUH!!!... IT IS A WILD ANIMAL THAT YOU HAVE CORNERED IN A BUILDING. IDIOTS!

Posted by chiodos (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 9:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

What the fox were they thinking?

anyways.. despite all the comments.. i don't think this is news worthy hehe.

Posted by danp (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 7:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The poice department should invest in a tranquilizer gun for many reasons. Maybe veterinary assistance should have been considered prior to shooting the fox? Let's try and use some common sense!

Posted by johnypopper1 (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 8:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Lol.......... People must think it was a family pet. Let's waste more money, buy a tranquilizer gun so fido the fox can live. Or a .50 cent solution. What's more cost effective?

Posted by Rhino (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 10:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ethics johnypopper1 ethics. Hunting them is one thing, atleast they have a sporting chance to run away. cornered in a building, when if they would have backed off it would have left eventualy. Oh and it would have cost nothing. Whats more cost effective?

Posted by silentwarrior (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 11:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I would have to agree with Rhino. My opinion is, the officer said it "growled" at them just so he/she could shoot it. If I was sandwiched between a wall and two people with gun in one hand and donut in the other, I'd growl too. I think he/she was just bored and wanted some target practice. You know where the range is officer, dont make up excuses just to draw your weapon. Dont get me wrong, I do hunt, but I dont corner animals to kill it. What you (officer) did was unethical. I dont beleive your life was in danger. I sometimes wonder where the department gets these people from and where and if they even went to school for law enforcment. But you know, thats just my opinion.

Posted by johnypopper1 (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 12:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Should they buy special nets to humanly capture bats which usually will not leave a house once inside? I had one in my house for two days and left the door open for a few hours each day thinking it would leave. Guess what, got another bat in my friggen house. Different analogy but I could not get it in a fish net either cuz the little bugger kept flying around. So I caught them both with my tennis racket. Hahahaha. Sometimes it does not work to do things the "humane" way.

From the article it looks like they tried doing what they could with what they had. There obviously no tranquilizer gun available, wouldn't go in a cage and the owner wanted it gone. Big whoop, its a fox. Sounds like the tax paying owner got their monies worth and the fox is no longer there like they wanted. .

And yes Rhino, if it would have left it would be more cost effective. Ethics........ Again, the owner wanted it gone, available means sounds like was attempted and last resort to get it gone was done.

As far as schooling silent warrior, not sure but I do believe they have to have minimum two year degree and then licensed through the state. Again not sure so don't quote me there.

And as far as this article goes....... I would have to agree with Chiodos. But hey it makes for good debate!

Posted by leftthehatebehind (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 12:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I am not sure why this has not made national news yet...

Posted by tourmalinequeen (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 4:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Oh for Christ's sake. I am so sick of the Austin animal control and cops just gunning down any animal that gives them trouble. How do these _ssholes sleep at night? I could have gone down there, set a live trap and come back an hr later with the fox alive, released it out in the countryside. This is so ridiculous.

Posted by johnnybegood (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 5:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

PETA won't be happy with the police.

Posted by johnypopper1 (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 6:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Sounds like the officer(s) used what they had available to them. It wouldn't get in the cage and wouldn't leave the building. So the tax paying business owner wanted it gone. If he or she would have told the officer(s) that she didn't want it shot my guess is that they would have left wishing the business owner luck. So who are we blaming and for what? It was a fox. If the business owner wanted it gone and not shot, he or she should have said so. Guess the cops in this town are darned if they do and darned if they don't. Ah well. Sounds like the tax paying citizen got what they wanted to me.

As far as their education, I think they have to go to school then be licensed by the state as far as I gather after a little research. Correct me if I'm wrong silentwater.

And yes Rhino, leaving the place open for the fox to leave on its own free will would be more cost effective.......ahem*

But then again, why didn't the business owner do that instead of the local police being called to take care of the issue.

Posted by chiodos (anonymous) on November 22, 2009 at 6:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Give em a break.. like they get to shoot anything in austin often.. they just use their tasers all the time ;)

Posted by izone (anonymous) on November 22, 2009 at 7:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Did anybody think that possibly the fox was rabid. Please think it out b-4 you react so quickly. Gee, I can hardly wait for another article to come out so I can laugh at all the comments.

Posted by tourmalinequeen (anonymous) on November 22, 2009 at 9:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Izone, you need to become more educated on rabies. NOT COMMON at all, yes, fox are a prime host of rabies, but the disease itself is stunningly rare.

Posted by GWAnderson (anonymous) on November 22, 2009 at 12:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The Austin Keystone Kops at their best, kill the fox, ask no questions just shoot. Had it been a person who was having a seizure and fell into the officer; tase them first, since the person is still resisting arrest, squirt them with mace. Now the person is spiting out the chemicals from their mouth. It is time to charge them with felony resisting arrest and spiting on a police officer. It is an unlucky person who has a seizure in Austin, or just a normal person who says no to the Keystone Kops.

Posted by ss_wiking (anonymous) on November 22, 2009 at 8:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

And she was a "fox" indeed, she had brown hair, luscious lips, and a black girl's ass. we got it on in the south greenhouse and was the best i ever had...

Posted by standingby (anonymous) on November 23, 2009 at 11:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

izone, rabid animals will foam at the mouth, growl, and likely charge or attack anything in its way. Plz educate yourself b-4 initiating an un educated comment as you did! Until then, have a great day!

Posted by chiodos (anonymous) on November 25, 2009 at 8:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Lol.. obviously everyone has forgotten about this post or ss_wiking's post would probably be removed.. funny tho.