Originally Posted by Chris

Why do you care how total strangers derive pleasure? What business of yours is it in any case?

As others have said, the assertion that death by shotgun is better from an animal welfare point of view is contested. Anything less than a clean kill results in prolonged suffering to the animal. The shotgun can also make no distinction between the stronger and weaker animals. Chasing down foxes with dogs offers the possibility that the stronger animals survive while the weaker are killed, which is better for the species. This may not be the reason the hunters do it, but it is nevertheless the case.