If we do have to control foxes, shooting is much more humane method than chasing after them for an hour or two only for them to die of either a heart attack or the body being ripped to shreds by a pack of hounds which have been starved before the hunt.
Scientists who ran the Krebs trial have warned the government that its plan to allow shooting of badgers as they roam was likely to be less effective than the trap-and-shoot method deployed during the trial.