just like to point out the significant difference here – bear baiting, cock fighting etc IS cruel because these animals are kept in captivity. That is the essential difference.
I hate cruelty to animals – but you have to recognise animal cruelty is in keeping them from freedom and treating them with contempt – for example, battery farming of chickens, pigs etc where they have no natural possibility of escape.
Now fox hunting, as with hunting generally, when on species which aren’t endangered, as the fox very much isn’t, is the killing of animals which are free in the wild – they live natural lives – and nature’s way of killing is just as brutal – just watch a fox chewing a rabbit to death!
animals on many farms, providing food that we eat, have far worse lives than these foxes – they live domesticated destined lives.
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Election 2010 Conservative Petitions and Banning Fox Hunting
No.
people’s issue seems to be cruelty.
it comes down to practicality – it is cruel to keep animals cooped up and treat them badly in captivity.
it is also wrong to hunt …
Election 2010 Conservative Petitions and Banning Fox Hunting
Ian – i refer you to my comment above – why should people who have no link or association with hunting be allowed to force its end?
To be honest …
Election 2010 Conservative Petitions and Banning Fox Hunting
What i find really irritating is when people from towns etc and those not directly involved get all on their high horse and decide that those hunting aren’t allowed to …
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Election 2010 Conservative Petitions and Banning Fox Hunting
No.
people’s issue seems to be cruelty.
it comes down to practicality – it is cruel to keep animals cooped up and treat them badly in captivity.
it is also wrong to hunt …
Election 2010 Conservative Petitions and Banning Fox Hunting
Ian – i refer you to my comment above – why should people who have no link or association with hunting be allowed to force its end?
To be honest …
Election 2010 Conservative Petitions and Banning Fox Hunting
What i find really irritating is when people from towns etc and those not directly involved get all on their high horse and decide that those hunting aren’t allowed to …