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Originally Posted by marky
Has anybody here been fox hunting or just read stuff.. ....would you want revenge?
E.G If a local dog was breaking into childrens rabbit hutches..
Seeing that foxes are wild then the only option is to hunt them and kill them.
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I have followed this thread for a while, but have avoided contributing, as I am sure many already know my feelings on the subject. But I felt that it was time I at least anwsered this.
I have witnessed many hunts and can assure you there is little here that is exaggerated. Foxes are torn apart in a bloody frenzy, the animal is often not kiolled outright and can take minutes to die, especially if the huntmaster is particularly cruel. Foxes kill to eat, not just for now, but to store for later. The free range chickens around here are secured enough that there hasn't been an attack for at least three years. If a dog was killing pets, it wouldn't be chased around the estate by hounds and berks on horse back.
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The pro-hunters need to make up their minds. It is either pest control, security or revenge. But I have never heard one of them admit to the real reason and that is for the fun of it. If, as has been suggested, it is for revenge, I can only imagine the mental state of those carrying out such a barbaric punishment on an animal who knows no better.