The other side of the argument (Foxhunting - is this sport?)

Member Name: Flying Dutchman

Product:	Foxhunting - is this sport?
Date:	13/08/00 (39 review reads)
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Advantages: Revenge for farmers, tradition, people's rights.

Disadvantages: possibly inhumane, methods of catching foxes.

From reading the majority of the opinions regarding this subject, the general idea is that fox hunting is the demon of sports......I disagree. How many of the writers have seen the amount of damage that foxes cause to a farmers livestock? Huge amounts of money is being lost because of these animals, and if they want to try anddefend their livelihood, then who are we to say not to. Farmers are sufering at the moment enough without all the animal rights protesters jumping down their throats. I realise that I am sounding really inhumane, but it is not fair that a long standing tradition amongst the rural community should be banned because of city dwellers having a guilty conscience. I do however have my resignations about the ways that fox hunting is carried out, and think that if it was such an even battle more foxes would escape, but this does not sway my opinion that it should not be banned, as it is a small form of revenge that the farmers are entitled to. This is probably not the article that any self respecting animal rights protestor would agree with, but I feel that the argument in speakers corner is slightly one-sided, and anyway everyone should have a voice....even the fox slayers!!

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