A London council has offered advice to its residents on shooting foxes in a bid to rid themselves of the urban pest.

"Wandsworth Council has issued guidelines on fox control which include baited traps, snaring, shooting, and starving the animals.

The Conservative-run authority insists it is not advocating any method, but merely offering advice for residents who have a fox problem"

Foxes are not pests, they are an equal, integural part of Londons urban wildlife. They are not a threat, nor are they a major nusience to the public.