Fox Hunting

[frankiej]

Foxes are far from "cute" frankiej.

You couldn't be more wrong.

[Zen Badger]

Yeah, but the hounds often tear them apart. Tisn't too nice.

Oh, and foxes are cute aswell.

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.

Are you advocating hunting in the generic sense of trapping or stalking for a surprise kill?

Or this

For the sake of clarity dear.

[KichigaiNeko]

No you couldn't be more wrong...these are the EXPERTS in their field ...cute just doesn't cover it at all frankiej.


Don't get me wrong ... I LOVE the Fox!! Such a successful creature!! Not a Cat ... Not a Dog but a bit of both!! CUTE is something that they are NOT! Beautiful - yes.... cute - no ... They are just as likely to give you rabies as any other creature.... Stop being romantic mate.

[frankiej]

Having rabies doesn't have anything to do with cuteness. Something can have rabies and still be cute. I ain't gonna hate on it for having a disease.

In all seriousness, I don't have a problem with foxes. They roam around these parts, but don't cause any trouble.

[Zen Badger]

Having rabies doesn't have anything to do with cuteness. Something can have rabies and still be cute. I ain't gonna hate on it for having a disease.

In all seriousness, I don't have a problem with foxes. They roam around these parts, but don't cause any trouble.

They are a real problem here Frankie(And you can blame pompous prats for that)

But the "Hunt" is just a wankfest for people with more money than brains.

[Ace Otana]

They're adowable! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c6zb2ITAbM

[KichigaiNeko]

Having rabies doesn't have anything to do with cuteness. Something can have rabies and still be cute. I ain't gonna hate on it for having a disease.

In all seriousness, I don't have a problem with foxes. They roam around these parts, but don't cause any trouble.

They are a real problem here Frankie(And you can blame pompous prats for that)

But the "Hunt" is just a wankfest for people with more money than brains.

AGREED!!

The argument here is not whether foxes should or should not be hunted. It is whether the prissy Parameciums on horse back should claim a right to "hunt" a captured creature for "sport"

[LastPoet]

Here, hunting foxes is forbidden, they are relatively scarce, it doesn't mean they aren't killed by less than ethical hunters. The issue here is how to regulate hunting practices, some hunters are mindfull to the envronment, some are not. Most hunters are more in int to hunt 1 or 2 wabbits, enjoy the seek for them, then gather in a restaurant or something to eat and talk hunter stuff. But all kinds of local game are restricted to ceratin areas and a couple of months per year.

I see no reason to forbid hunt out of breeding time for any undangered species, not sure about foxes in the UK.

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Personally, I think rabbits and foxes should have shotguns too, it would make hunting way more exciting

[Cinjin]

... o I'm just kidding people

[Welsh cake]

We've always been a violent barbaric species who have no qualms killing our own, let alone animals of other species. We waste food and leave rubbish out on the streets that entices them to come into towns and cities, how can we expect them not to intrude into human populated areas?

Regretfully we are always going to exterminate animals, especially when they cease being endangered "panda-oh-love-him-and-kiss-him status" and regain least concern status aka "pest-to-us-fucking-die status".

The least we can do is not hunt them which is a sport for the upper classes to get their sick kicks whereas pitbull fighting is a sport for the lower classes to get a daily fix. But we won't. We won't even put them down "humanely" because we demand a gory bloodshed to revel in and satisfy our thirst for blood. Take whales for example. They're peaceful to us. They're intelligent. They're endangered. Yet we ruthlessly hunt them anyway. We can't terminate a single one of them quickly or "humanely" because of their sheer size, resorting to violent methods such as exploding harpoons which is an awful bloody way to die.

Welcome to the human race.