Controversial fox hunting in February: Why are hundreds of thousands of animals shot in Germany every year?. In the last hunting season in Germany, over 400,000 foxes fell victim to hunting.
The German Hunting Association (DJV) argues that there are numerous reasons for the reduction in the fox population. During the fox weeks in February, a particularly large number of foxes are hunted. According to animal rights activists, the practice does not comply with animal welfare. Regardless of the debate about the benefits of fox hunting and especially the intensified hunting, animal protection organizations criticize the practice of fox weeks.