Re: Fox Hunting...
The other thing that bothers me is this:
Foxes are pests. One way or another, Farmers are going to (legally) kill them to stop them from attacking their chickens (or whaever). The fox population is not going to dissappear, so they will be killed somehow. Now, if fox hunting is banned then traps will be set to kill them, usually through more painful methods. Being poisoned or spending hours bleeding to death is far worse than being laid into by a pack of dogs.
The problem here is not that foxes are killed, the problem is that (usually upper class) people are the ones that partake in it. Which is why "We will ban fox hunting" has always been good for a party such as Labour that only appear to the lower classes.
People have a vendetta against those that do fox hunt, not the fact that its a bit of a disgusting sport. Its not anything i would ever do, but people should have the freedom to do it.
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