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[summerisle]

'Let them eat cake', comes to mind.

 

[summerisle]

Haven't seen seen this in the national media. Definitely a national priority ; as always, looking after their own nasty parochial interests.

 

[peteblue]

Haven't seen seen this in the national media. Definitely a national priority ; as always, looking after their own nasty parochial interests.

He is an idiot. Fox hunting has had its day and most people living in the countryside aren’t that bothered. They do of course hate foxes because of the huge damage they do, but we have trained marksmen and vermin removal people to accomplish this.

This was one of the stupidities of the May Manifesto, there was no need to raise this issue and it just hacks the uninformed city dweller off while portraying the Tories in a bad light. The hunts still exist, they still ride their horses and have a degree of sport and activity, let the professionals get rid of the foxes.......

 

[Jib in lad]

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[dead_soft]

He is an idiot. Fox hunting has had its day and most people living in the countryside aren’t that bothered. They do of course hate foxes because of the huge damage they do, but we have trained marksmen and vermin removal people to accomplish this.

This was one of the stupidities of the May Manifesto, there was no need to raise this issue and it just hacks the uninformed city dweller off while portraying the Tories in a bad light. The hunts still exist, they still ride their horses and have a degree of sport and activity, let the professionals get rid of the foxes.......

Weird little dig at the 'uninformed city dweller'.
For starters, many have seemed fine for an uniformed electorate to be the deciding opinion on a big issue

 

[peteblue]

Weird little dig at the 'uninformed city dweller'.
For starters, many have seemed fine for an uniformed electorate to be the deciding opinion on a big issue

It was about how foxes are viewed. In the countryside they are correctly seen as ruthless killers who decimate chickens etc, while many city folk seem to think of foxes as a Basil Brush cuddly animal....

 

[bol-uk]

What sort of man enjoys the thought of a live animal being torn apart?

 

[neil999]

It was about how foxes are viewed. In the countryside they are correctly seen as ruthless killers who decimate chickens etc, while many city folk seem to think of foxes as a Basil Brush cuddly animal....

i think people do over romanticise animals, but calling them 'ruthless killers' when they are just acting on instinct to survive is also a bit unfair....and it never excuses cruelty

 

[JimmyJeffers]

It was about how foxes are viewed. In the countryside they are correctly seen as ruthless killers who decimate chickens etc, while many city folk seem to think of foxes as a Basil Brush cuddly animal....

No they’re not man. I’m a country boy and along with many other people, like them very much, as do many farmers also btw.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Boris wanted to bring fox hunting to the city of London during his time as mayor, if memory serves me correctly. You can stuck a silky haircut on but all Tories are the same underneath.

 

[dublinbluenose]

'Let them eat cake', comes to mind.

I sense an increase in the cost of diabetes medicines to follow, must increase my share portfolio for the health sector.

 

[bol-uk]

It was about how foxes are viewed. In the countryside they are correctly seen as ruthless killers who decimate chickens etc, while many city folk seem to think of foxes as a Basil Brush cuddly animal....

Then just shoot them. Why have to chase them for hours on end until they can run no more and the adrenaline and fear cannot carry them any further, they are then torn apart by a pack of dogs while a load of blokes on horseback laugh?

 

[dead_soft]

It was about how foxes are viewed. In the countryside they are correctly seen as ruthless killers who decimate chickens etc, while many city folk seem to think of foxes as a Basil Brush cuddly animal....

That is not the dividing line of this argument. Many who oppose hunting live or have grown up in the countryside, like myself. Just seems like broad brushstrokes based on your own prejudice.

 

[dead_soft]

Then just shoot them. Why have to chase them for hours on end until they can run no more and the adrenaline and fear cannot carry them any further, they are then torn apart by a pack of dogs while a load of blokes on horseback laugh?

Tradition is the only argument for it and it's incredibly flimsy

 

[scratchnsurf]

He is an idiot. Fox hunting has had its day and most people living in the countryside aren’t that bothered. They do of course hate foxes because of the huge damage they do, but we have trained marksmen and vermin removal people to accomplish this.

This was one of the stupidities of the May Manifesto, there was no need to raise this issue and it just hacks the uninformed city dweller off while portraying the Tories in a bad light. The hunts still exist, they still ride their horses and have a degree of sport and activity, let the professionals get rid of the foxes.......

Could you please back up your claims that most people who live in the countryside hate foxes. Have you carried out this research personally, are you relying on a study from elsewhere or did someone you met in the pub happen to mention it?