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Originally Posted by DemolitionRed
A lot of city people aren't aware of the sister of fox hunting called 'cubbing'. Cubbing is for young or new riders, horses and hounds and will happen in the autumn if May gets her wish. It involves litters of fox cubs contained within coverts. Ever heard of canned hunting? this is what cubbing is and its so unbelievably barbaric that we can never allow this to come back.
I used to run a livery yard and the hunts were a nightmare because they didn't need permission to encroach on my land. We had to sedate the horses and keep them in because there was a high chance of them injuring themselves if a hunt got close. Farmers generally hate the hunt and see them as disruptive and damaging to both land and property.
Fox's can be a problem to new born lambs and calf's. Not so much to chickens because nowadays we have adequate deterrents . I used to keep chickens on the farm and never lost one to a fox.
I love hunting btw but what I do is drag hunt. A sport which is fast, furious, exciting and does not involve the killing of an animal. I've never been fox hunting and I'm told that compared to drag hunting, its pretty slow and boring.
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Drag hunting is the way forward, the Hunt should be happy, foxes happy.
Nothing wrong in shooting the fox humanely if it becomes a pest I suppose.
Unfortunately I don't think drag hunting quenches the bloodlust in some and they still break the law.
Perhaps a vote to put it all to bed once and for all will show people it is never going to happen and they can adjust their thought patterns, if not then heavy fines or jail might do the trick.
As to the actual vote, people need to make sure their MP is fully aware that they find it unacceptable and will oust them at the next opportunity if they don't take heed.