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Originally Posted by Pierre
And by the same token many fishermen don't.
I knew as soon as I played the "fishing card" that this would be the response.
Fish go through the trauma of being caught, de hooked, and then thrown into a "keep net" usually, if the angler's any good, with many other fish with very little room.
The trauma of all this kills many fish. Sport course fishing for the likes of roach, rudd, perch etc is a blood sport - these fish are not kept for eating an many die in the process.
Before the ban many people used to hunt hares & rabbits with dogs for eating - they are no longer allowed to do this.
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to a certain extent i would agree ,i don't fish and never have apart from the odd time my grandad took me .There is also the ongoing debate of what fish actually feel pain wise which is one reason why the ban only dealt with mammals
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You say you have trapped rabbits what kind of trap did you use? out of intrest.
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a simple cage
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Sport fishing is needless
Hunting with hawks is needless
All hunting, fishing and trapping is "needless" in this day and age.
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Quite agree if you insert the word
some .I disagree with blood sport for entertainment that is the distinction that the hunting act tries to have .It recognizes that some hunting is required for the welfare of the species and pest control .How of a pest a fox is is again debatable