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Originally Posted by martyh
I think you mis-understand the purpose of the ban
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On the contrary, I understand perfectly why is was introduced.
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it was introduced to remove the pleasure aspect of running a fox with a pack of hounds and letting them rip it apart for enjoyment ,the law also extends to other forms of hunting such deer,mink and hares
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Other forms of "hunting with dogs". They had to specify it somehow. They specifically wanted to ban "fox hunting" but realised that if they just specified "fox hunting" it would be blindingly obvious what they were doing. Therefore they expanded the idea to "hunting with dogs".
This however extended the ban to encompass other sports such a Hare Coarsing, which was not their original intention.
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The old excuse was that fox hunting was just pest control so what about deer,mink and hares are they a pest ? no it was the enjoyment of the hunt
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It's a blood sport, nothing more, as any form of hunting/trapping/fishing is.
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now in most cases the hunt is still enjoyed without the brutal kill by dogs at the end
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Not according to that report you posted earlier, that report highlights that as many foxes are killed by hunts now as before the ban.
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As for targeting a specific demographic that is just totaly wrong, people from all walks of life took part in hunting pre ban and still do
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The perception though, to the urban Labour voter that loves the cuddly fox, is that the evil rich countryside landowners that have 2 range rovers, 10 horses and a large manor house were/are the ones out the slaughtering basil brush.
And that's why Labour went after them.