Foxhunting - is this sport? Reviews

I would like to use this as an opportunity to give both sides of this argument about fox hunting before giving my own opinion. I will now state the arguments: 1) Those who oppose fox hunting argue that the so called sport is evil and cruel. However in response some would say that the death of the fox is quick and painless due to the ...  Read the complete review

Foxhunting. The art of shooting down an animal, whilst it has its back turned, running away from a stupid loud barking bunch of gundogs which have been strategically placed to give the 'hunter' an unfair advantage. This is firstly not a sport, and secondly this is not what I define as hunting. However, it does provide some ...  Read the complete review

It would be a sport if the foxes were given guns and allowed to fight back.

Foxhunting is not really a sport in my opinion for a number of reasons. There aren't really any properly set out rules. There isn't a clear winner amongst the competitors at the end of the hunt. As far as I'm aware there are no official championships, leagues, league tables, individual or team performance ratings or ...  Read the complete review

hmmm.... Foxhunting. I used to be staunchly against anyone hunting foxes for sport, for fun, for any reason. Much of me still is. I'd certainly not like to go out on a hunt. But, in recent years something changed. Legislation was put forward by city-folk to change the law and ban foxhunting. Why? Because many people thought it was barbaric. This ...  Read the complete review

I knew I should never have wandered into Speakers Corner ... Firstly I must clarify - I've never been foxhunting, but I have for quite a number of years now lived in rural locations within the British Isles, and I don't think any would argue that my lifestyle is pretty 'basic,' so I don't have much to associate myself with the upper ...  Read the complete review

I was born in the countryside and moved to the city, I see urban foxes and yeah they knock over bins and make a noise but hey, theres far worse things going on in the City and I don't see groups of posh people on horses chasing thieves or yobs down the streets to kill them as their an urban menace. In the countryside I do understand ...  Read the complete review

In one word - NO. How can you call the slaughter and mauling of these animals sport? I live in the country and have been taught to respect animals, they are not simply creatures for our amusement. They can feel pain just as we do, just because they cannot speak our language and tell us that it hurts does not make it ok to hunt them. What have ...  Read the complete review

First I'd like to say I'd give Fox hunting 0 stars if I could. Is this sport? if sport now means chasing a tiny animal for hours until it is almost dying of exhaustion and then ordering dogs to rip it to shreds....What kind of person would do that?a coward is the simple answer. I have read all the reviews on here about ...  Read the complete review

I am against fox hunting and no amount of "good reasons" for fox hunting will ever change my mind. Regardless of what arguments people put forward none of them change a few simple facts: 1. There is something wrong with anyone who enjoys watching any living thing being torn apart 2. It's an ineffective way to control the fox ...  Read the complete review

One of New Labors most pathetic moments, amongst many, over the last eleven years was the majority vote to ban foxhunting with hounds, yet at the same time voting for the invasion of Iraq and so the death of thousands of innocent people, including children. Protecting the fox on some sort of childish class war line seemed more important to them ...  Read the complete review

Is it a sport, mmmm perhaps not but but i can see why some people may think so. However i believe that it should be used for pest control, not for enjoyment! 'Does the sound of a bugle and a pack of hounds fill your veins with joy and adrenaline or anger and hatred?' - a little biased dont you think there on the ...  Read the complete review

When the ban on fox hunting first came about, the fox-hunting set shed mock tears and wrung their hands as they wailed about what will happen to all those cutesy doggies. What they did'nt bother to point out is that these hounds are bred for one thing and for one thing only. They don't make pets and as a result are put to death en mass after a ...  Read the complete review

I do not live in the country and I am not a follower of the hunt nor do I aspire to be. I am also very fond of animals and wildlife. Having said that I wonder how much fury this subject would raise if the hunted was not a pretty fluffy dog like creature and was a filthy disease ridden rat like creature. Nothing would have really ...  Read the complete review

Fox Hunting...Hmmmm...How about human hunting? Now i hear an uproar that says humans have more rights than animals...how very human of us! What on earth gives us the god forsaken right to hunt an animal down purely for pleasure? None! Fox Hunting is without doubt a neanderthal pastime for the over priviledged who feel they are above ...  Read the complete review

IF a dog bites a human there is outrage and calls for it to be put down, but foxhounds as they are called, can rip another but by far more beautiful creature to pieces and it gets called sport. Dog fighting is against the law, but these animals can tear another to pieces and the snobs call it a sport. It is NOT sport to see unneccesary ...  Read the complete review

“The unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible” is how Oscar Wilde described the past time of fox hunting, and whilst Wilde's humour was ever based in rhetorical wit, his observation here is nothing less than accurate. Hunting has long been not only a tradition but also a necessity in times gone by, but there is some justification for hunting when ...  Read the complete review

Personally i am a believer in Fox hunting, and i think where you live impacts how you feel about it. however a much more important factor is the perception of class in fox hunting, its percieved as a 'Toffs' sport by most of working class england - who could do it if they wanted to. Foxes are a animal that needs to be kept under control ...  Read the complete review

However people look at it, foxes are vermin. We have a den at the end of our garden and each year the foxes look fitter, healthier and stronger than the year before. This is because the population is on the increase and simply must be controlled. I constantly have to treat my dog for ticks, fleas, and am always picking up rubbish from ...  Read the complete review

This ban was, i believe the most idiotic ban put in force by the government. Even when put in force in Scotland before going UK wide, it was shown that it was impossible to enforce. How can the police follow horseriders and dogs ? How can the police tell if the fox was killed before the dogs got it? Why was there so much ...  Read the complete review