Fox Hunting

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Tally Ho!

which is why it's so silly to ban hunting, angling would never be banned

I agree, andling probably will never be banned, but why does that make a ban on hunting silly????

why are there two different sets of rules? i don't see why two similar (hunting an animal, not for food) sports are treated differently just because a fox is more photogenic

But that's like saying if we can't prevent all kinds of cruelty there's no point stopping any of them.

thats if you agree that its cruel, i don't think it is really

But we can prevent battery farming - and we don't.

You don't think hunting is cruel?

i think we all have better things to worry about and a few foxes getting killed really doesn't bother me.

although i am sitting here discussing it at 10.50pm so maybe i don't have better things to worry about

It bothers most of the British public.

As I said before Avalon, there is a long way to go, before we can claim to be a humane society, but it is a step in the right direction.

My SIL hunts and says that often the fox gets away and that very few are actually killed. She doesn't hunt because of any kind of bloolust but as a social thing and to exercise her horse. I personally don't see it as cruel. Pointless perhaps. IMO, it's that whole disney-generation thing and excessive anthropomorphology.

i think it's something like 1 in 4 hunts actually kills a fox, not sure where that figure came from though, just remember reading it somewhere

It's true that more often than not the fox gets away, but that doesn't make it any more fair, or any less cruel when a fox gets caught.

It's nothing to do with anthropomorphism, it's to do with being a humane and civilised society and we can't claim to be that while we allow such barbarity to continue in the name of 'sport'. This is not sport as someone said earlier, sport is where the competitors are equally matched. Hardly the case with hunting.

In a humane society stupidgirl, would people eat meat?

Stupidgirl, are you vegetarian?

Woops, same train of thought, crossed posts.

No they wouldn't Avalon, and yes I am portree

Do you wear leather at all? Just curious, not trying to rile you.

i dont think we can claim to be a humane and civilised society anyway, a few foxes make no difference when you think of all the humans getting killed. going to bed now, will think of some really amazing arguments to prove my point. what was my point again? think i've lost it slightly

Portree, no I don't wear leather, either, I have fab non-leather dm's which I live in. Plus some cheap, nasty non-leather shoes from BHS for work.

Addmittedly I buy leather shoes for the kids, but only because I can't afford £80 per child every 4 months for non leather ones...

I've joined this late and lost it too. isms and ologies round the wrong way. But I guess it's got everyone talking about it.

Stupidgirl, I don't agree with your stance but I do admire enormously the courage of your convictions. Respect

Beansmum, you're probably right that we can't claim to be civilised with all the atrocities going on in the world

I still think any move which eliminates suffering, however small or insignificant it may seem is a good thing.

I have to go now as dd has just woken with the most horrible cough an is feeling very sorry for herself, poor mite.

I will check back on this though - will be interested to hear your argumentts which will prove your point Beansmum. Probably will not be able to get back here before Sunday night though becaus eof work...

Thank you Portree

You all go to bed too early.