Dear ministers, I was dismayed to learn that up to half a million foxes are killed nationwide every year, even though there is no understandable reason for the massive, widespread hunting of predators from a wildlife-biological point of view. On the contrary, the facts speak for a ban on fox hunting. I note with concern that hunters deliberately attach a bad image to foxes in order to be able to pursue their bloody hobby. Foxes, however, are an important link in the cycle of nature. They also ensure the survival of their prey species by preying on weak and sick animals and thus immediately eliminating foci of disease.