Fox on the run....
LONDON (Reuters) - Foxhunters have failed to overturn a ban on their ancient sport but have vowed to fight on in court, sparing Prime Minister Tony Blair rowdy protests in the run-up to an election expected in May.
This matter saddens me deeply, it is a step on a slippery slope to destroy culture. Fox Hunting is a part of British heritege, just as bull fighting is in Spain and the rodeo here in the US. As we slowly destroy these institutions one has to ask what next? Greyhound racing? Horse racing? Dog shows? keeping fish? owning a pet? running over a possum? swatting flies? taking medicine to eliminate intestinal parasites? Where does it all end? The fox is a pest, vermin and will now need to be poisoned which by the way is far worse than a bullet through the head which is how most hound hunted foxes meet their maker, not to mention the risk of other animls consuming the poison.
Sadly enough the people who run the hunts are very simple people, they realized the game that was being played far too late in the day and were far too disorganized to mount any challenge to the well oiled wheels of the animal rights activists. Surveys show that only 6 in a thousand Britons questioned thought that foxhunting was an issue that waranted action. I hope that the hunters of Britain, who have finally got organised, give Tony Blair a good run for his money in the upcomming election campaign.
2 Comments:
I have to say, I agree with you on this one. Not only is fox hunting a part of British "tradition" but the fox hunters do a good job of keeping down their numbers. If they didn't, the countryside would be overun with foxes killing farm animals and stuff - and having had a bastard fox kill my mum-in-laws duck, I have first hand experience of this - Sarah
Sorry to hear about the duck (again) :-) Not only do the hunt control the foxes they also do a lot of maintenance on the farmers land and cart away animals that have died, and there for are not acceptable for human consumption. With out them the farmers will need to pay people to come in and do these tasks, and you know they will pass that cost on to the consumers and then some.
The people who run the hunts are salt of the earth people, not the Toffs that ride the horses, unfortunatly the animal rights see it as a sport for the rich and there fore is fair game they do not look at the poor sod working his ass off to run the hunt who now doubtless has joined the dole queue.
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