I can assure you that it needs repealing – firstly, it is a law that cannot be policed – any police officer will tell you that. secondly, you have to prove intent if videoing “illegal hunting” – somthing impossible to do. Thirdly, you have to understand the other methods of pest controll that have since been deployed since the ban – they are indiscriminate, such as snairing and shooting from long range – the animal is often shot and wounded, or caught in a snair and left to hang its self over a period of four to five days. fox hunting with hounds is the cleanest, most humane method of controll – regardless what people say about toff’s in red coats – any fit or healthy fox will easily outpace a foxhound, the only foxes suseptable to being caught by a pack of hounds are ones that are old or have somthing wrong with them – thus rendering hunting a very selective clean way of pest controll. The indipendent burns enquiry set out by the labour government insisted that hunting should not be banned but instead it should be regulated – in the interest of welfare, fox hunting is the only humane, clean and sure way to controll foxes – they are either caught or healthy fit ones get away – no shot wounds, no snaring.
