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hairyasswelder:
'The Hunt' as a method of keeping numbers down is bullshit.  20 people on horses, 20 on foot and say 30 hounds taking 2-3 hours to kill 1 fox  :?

If you going to kill it, get a gun and shoot it.  Bang... DEAD Problem solved in less than a minute, at a cost of 50 pence  :wink: If it not doing any harm.. leave it

Yes I have snared rabbits, shot pheasants and had a bloody good day out, and an excellent dinner :wink:

It is just chasing a fox for miles and then it being ripped to bits, poor bloody fox, then off to the pub to pat each other on the back  :?

barnhill4x4:
Lots of "old traditions" have been stopped, like drowning witches, slavery, children working in mines etc, etc, etc.
  Do you want those back too?

muddy_90:
when i said traditions i mean things lik fishing, shooting, ferreting etc

Rich_P:

--- Quote from: "Dave" ---I like foxs leave them alone if they need to be reduced in numbers then it can be done quickly and humanely.
--- End quote ---

How do you propose that they then be rounded up?  Foxes can be quick, as you will most likely know yourself.  Then, there is the decision of the method of 'humanely' putting them down, as described in an earlier post.

There's also the question, who will pay for the "humanely" method of putting them down?  The sport is paid for by the people who play the sport isn't it?  So that means they're covering the costs...  But if you want them to be put down differently, then you're likely going to have to pay for it by being taxed even more.  :wink:

EDIT:  Ooops, didn't realise that one of my chosen words are filtered.  :oops: Changed for a better word.

Sider:
Speaking from the Spaniard point of view, I do see fox-hunting a bit like bull fighting. Personally, I do not see the atraction of either (although in the case of fox-hunting it could be a nice ride in the countryside) but I have no moral qualms about either.

In my eyes, although I do not actively support any of said sports, I cannot think of any good reasons to ban them.

Having said that, since the law says that it's now illegal to hunt foxes with hounds, I can't see any good reasons to break the law, either. I believe it is an unfair law, and that it should be fought, but it should be fought in parliament, not giving the Antis any more munition by flaunting it.

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