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Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 4:46 am
Personally, I think it's a barbaric, archaic, primitive, disgusting, base, elitist and revolting excuse for sheer blood lust.

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RE: Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 4:47 am
Same. It's disgusting.
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RE: Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 4:53 am
I probably wouldn't do it, but I have nothing against it.
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RE: Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 4:56 am
Nothing against hunting feral animals....Dodgy sorry but foxes (along with cats and dogs) ARE a feral animal here and cause no end of devastation to our native wild life.
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RE: Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 5:15 am
I recognise the need to keep numbers under control. The methodology of how it is conducted sickens me thou.
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RE: Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 6:29 am
Why not? Is it not fun to go horse riding, with the hounds, to chase a very cunning feral animal?? Every one wins!!

"Hunting to reduce feral animal numbers" gets a thumbs up from me. Thumb up
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RE: Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 6:55 am
Yeah, but the hounds often tear them apart. Tisn't too nice. Tongue

Oh, and foxes are cute aswell. Big Grin
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RE: Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 7:26 am
(June 18, 2012 at 6:55 am)frankiej Wrote: Yeah, but the hounds often tear them apart. Tisn't too nice. Tongue

Oh, and foxes are cute aswell. Big Grin

If they are a pest I'm fine with the idea of having their numbers reduced. Humane traps and the like. Not sending dogs to rip them apart. Can't see the point in it except for mindless fun.
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RE: Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 7:27 am (This post was last modified: June 18, 2012 at 7:30 am by Zen Badger.)
I'll have to disagree with Kichi on this one.

Whilst foxes are a major problem in Oz the answer is trapping or baits.

Not pursuing some poor terrified animal all over the countryside like some pompous prat( which most of them are).
I put foxhunting in the same class of barbarity as badger baiting and bullfighting.Angry

I once saw a video of a badger being attacked by dogs for the entertainment of the dogs owners.

How anyone can class that as entertainment is beyond me.
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RE: Fox Hunting
June 18, 2012 at 7:35 am
(June 18, 2012 at 6:55 am)frankiej Wrote: Yeah, but the hounds often tear them apart. Tisn't too nice. Tongue

Oh, and foxes are cute aswell. Big Grin

Foxes are far from "cute" frankiej. They are a pest species here and for that reason alone I would advocate "Hunting" As for the pompous prats in England... well they are twats and not worthy of comment or recognition imho. Foxes ARE a part of the European ecosystem and there for are subject to it's laws. Our emotions have no bearing on the matter.
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