I never thought fox hunting would be a big issue on my site, only used it as an example of how retreaded a particular Tory policy was.
Lets assume for arguments sake that everything you say is true.
Currently the law states you can hunt foxes on horse back with hounds, but the kill can’t be with the dogs, you can shoot the fox (or let it go I guess).
So the only part of the hunt the 2004 hunt ban changed was at the end of a hunt the dogs are not allowed to rip a fox to pieces while it is still alive.
I’m lost to understand why this one limitation on your countryside activities that apparently as someone who lives in a town** I can’t understand, so please make us understand why you need the kill?
Do you really need to see a fox killed by dogs to foster a sense of community in the countryside? If you do, what is wrong with you!!!
** I have lived in a rural area and my entire childhood was spent in fields and woods interacting with nature and I loved every minute of it: in good weather I’d be walking the country side up to 8 hours a day (sometimes longer). I used to collect birds eggs and I used to shoot birds (basically any bird I got in my scope) with an air rifle for fun and occasionally go hunting rabbits, pheasants, pigeons with a shotgun, (tried fishing, but found it boring) that was up until I was about 15 when I realised both the illegal activities (collecting birds eggs and shooting birds for ‘sport’) were wrong! I don’t have a problem with shooting a rabbit etc… to eat it or even shooting a fox if it is a pest to a farmer.
I’ve not lived on a farm, but I have lived in a rural area and I have killed animals for fun before I knew better. I’ve also shot rats on a farm, though that wasn’t for fun.
David
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