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**Maggy** · 16-09-2004, 11:05

I've a better idea.It's also much more of a challenge than hunting foxes.

It's allowing licensed hunting of hunt saboteurs.No don't laugh,I'm being perfectly serious.This way both sides win.The hunt saboteurs are protecting the foxes and the hunters and dogs still get to enjoy all the tradition and fun of the hunt.

Yes,the problem of controlling foxes and other vermin will still have to be addressed.Foxes are indiscriminate predaters killing 6 chickens to get just one chicken.If they aren't controlled then there will be too many of them chasing too small a source of food which gradually will lessen as they are such indiscriminate killers.The health generally of the fox population will drop and there the real cruelty begins.We need to cull any wild animal that is in danger of overbreeding and over running it's food source.I think hunting with dogs in the 21st century is an anachronism and that it is time to find much more humane ways to achieve the end result.I would also question just how effective the present way of fox hunting is in real terms.Just how much of the fox population are actually controlled by these methods?

However as I've said already I'm not as bothered about banning these pastimes as I am about other issues which I consider much more important at the present time.We have far too much violent crimes and violent gangs and there are far too many youngsters with access to guns on our streets.We really need to come up with an effective way of dealing with drugs too.We have to make sure that our government (no matter how ineffectual they are) are properly and securely protected whilst being available to the voters.Why hunting is regarded as such a big issue by so many Labour MP's when so much else needs sorting beats me.How about really sorting out our education system,the National Health Service FIRST.There truly is a lot more to be dealt with elsewhere and I really think this is an issue to be dealt with lower down on the TO DO LIST.

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Maggy The Invisible Woman Cable Forum Mod Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: between Portsmouth and Southampton. Age: 74 Services: VM XL TV,50 MB VM BB,VM landline, Tivo Posts: 40,379	Re: [Merged] Foxhunting Ban and the Commons Invasion I've a better idea.It's also much more of a challenge than hunting foxes. It's allowing licensed hunting of hunt saboteurs.No don't laugh,I'm being perfectly serious.This way both sides win.The hunt saboteurs are protecting the foxes and the hunters and dogs still get to enjoy all the tradition and fun of the hunt. Yes,the problem of controlling foxes and other vermin will still have to be addressed.Foxes are indiscriminate predaters killing 6 chickens to get just one chicken.If they aren't controlled then there will be too many of them chasing too small a source of food which gradually will lessen as they are such indiscriminate killers.The health generally of the fox population will drop and there the real cruelty begins.We need to cull any wild animal that is in danger of overbreeding and over running it's food source.I think hunting with dogs in the 21st century is an anachronism and that it is time to find much more humane ways to achieve the end result.I would also question just how effective the present way of fox hunting is in real terms.Just how much of the fox population are actually controlled by these methods? However as I've said already I'm not as bothered about banning these pastimes as I am about other issues which I consider much more important at the present time.We have far too much violent crimes and violent gangs and there are far too many youngsters with access to guns on our streets.We really need to come up with an effective way of dealing with drugs too.We have to make sure that our government (no matter how ineffectual they are) are properly and securely protected whilst being available to the voters.Why hunting is regarded as such a big issue by so many Labour MP's when so much else needs sorting beats me.How about really sorting out our education system,the National Health Service FIRST.There truly is a lot more to be dealt with elsewhere and I really think this is an issue to be dealt with lower down on the TO DO LIST. Incog. __________________ Hell is empty and all the devils are here. Shakespeare..