Very perceptive, GUEST, spotting that standing on the pavement does not involve being cruel to animals(unlesss, of course you happen to be standing on one at the time). My point(I am surprised you didnt undertand it) was that all these activities are illegal, but it doesnt seem to cause any serious problems that they are not rigorously enforced.
   And I wish people wouldnt keep trying to drag in the cruely issue. You can be exceedingly cruel to foxes in all sorts of ways, perfectly legally. This legislation merely stops people chasing them with dogs.
   Interestingly enough, it is perfectly legal to keep a pack of foxes and train them to hunt other foxes. Which seems to dispose pretty convincingly of any suggestion that the law is something to do with cruelty. It also seems odd to me that it stops you chasing hares, but not rabbits. And I believe an unfortunate error in drafting the bill makes it legal to chase foxes if you shoot them afterwards, but not if you let tjhem go when you catch them. That seems to me rather perverse, if your motivation is to be nice to foxes.