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Originally Posted by Chris
The claim that hunting with dogs is 'inefficient' is an assertion that is frequently and loudly repeated by the anti-hunt lobby, and one which they seem to hope everyone will buy in to if they repeat it loudly and frequently enough.
It's an assertion that sadly doesn't get challenged often enough. So I think it's fair for me to re-post something I said in this thread back in March:
The link is well worth reading. I would be very grateful if some of the people who have been so passionate to assert that hunting with dogs is 'inefficient' and 'unnatural' and 'inhuman' could give a thoughtful, reasoned response to the expert opinion it contains.
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Just finished having a look through the link Chris ,it does make interesting reading and does give good arguments in favour of traditional fox hunting although i can't help feeling it could be seen as a tad biased as all the evidence they put forward comes back to fox hunting being a good thing ,and coming from vets who earn a great deal of money from hunts could be seen as biased .Having said that it would be very hard to find a unbiased viewpoint in this debate ,every thing i find to counter the argument for fox hunting comes from animal rights groups which are equally as biased and one sided
I did find this little gem from the Research and library service of the northern Ireland assembly which since fox hunting is still legal in NI could be seen as the closest to being unbiased i feel
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Introduction
The sport of foxhunting, which involves the tracking, the chase, and sometimes the killing of a fox by trained foxhounds or scent hounds, is a controversial topic, particularly in the UK. Bans were introduced for Scotland in 2002, and then for England and Wales in 2005 under the Hunting Act (2004)1. Proponents see it as an important part of the rural culture and economy, useful for conservation and pest control, while opponents argue it is cruel and unnecessary2.
This paper looks at the effects of the hunting ban in England, in terms of the numbers now participating in hunting, the rural economy and employment with reference to the horse industry, farmers, and tourism. Finally it considers the future of the ban in relation to the proposals to repeal the Hunting Act 2004.
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full report here
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/researc...2010/12310.pdf