Letter: Flaws in case for fox-hunting ban
I READ with interest the article on fox-hunting in the Nottingham Evening Post on February 19.
I am writing as a member of the public who is neither anti or pro hunting but interested in the debate nonetheless.
I would like to point out two quite major flaws in Chris Williamson's case. He states that there has been no case of "wholesale unemployment".
Quite clearly, this would be the case when Bill Eastwood says that "there are probably a few more hunting with us now".
I believe that after the ban, hunting is more popular than it was before, so it has had a positive effect on hunt subscriptions.
As well as this Mr Williamson speaks of "the chasing and maiming of an animal".
This is quite simply not true. The fox either dies or escapes. It is as simple as that.
And as hunting is now against the law the only case for a fox being maimed is when it is shot and a kill is not executed. A slow lingering death then ensues, which is crueller than the immediate fate.
The countryside has to be managed and animals have to be controlled.
From the outside it may seem cruel, but the truth is, life is hard where nature is involved.
DANIEL MOTTISHAW Maid Marian Drive Edwinstowe
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by Stumpy, The Hollows
Wednesday, February 24 2010, 6:37PM
“Crikey!
I agree with Sensible!
Fox Hunting is an abomination.
And to take children ranks as child abuse in my book!”
by doug, munich
Wednesday, February 24 2010, 10:48AM
“'a lot of the beagles have now quit smoking due to the tax'
:)”
by wurrows, Nottingham
Tuesday, February 23 2010, 6:29PM
“Cats are vermin. I have spent a lot of money on my garden. If a dog fouls on it - I can sue the owner.but if cat fouls on it, or digs it up, eats my plants, I can't. I think cat hunting should be made a national sport.”
by m, gedling
Tuesday, February 23 2010, 5:36PM
“if fox hunting comes back maybe we can have some urban fox hunting ? most are lame and scraggy so should be easy to catch,
it would be great to see the chase running through the square, a lot of the beagles have now quit smoking due to the tax so it could be game on,”
by Beak, Notts
Tuesday, February 23 2010, 5:27PM
“Foxes are vermin! End of story. I wouldn't want to go hunting but what a waste of time banning it.”
by Mr. Sensible, The Real World
Tuesday, February 23 2010, 5:24PM
“"Do you mean the particular fox?
Or the species?"
The species.”
by Mr. Sensible, The Real World
Tuesday, February 23 2010, 5:23PM
“B J, no excuse.
It is not for man to interfear with nature, which is what hunting is.”
by Mr B J Mann, Nottingham
Tuesday, February 23 2010, 3:01PM
“Do you mean the particular fox?
Or the species?
.
Foxes have no natural predators left in the UK.
In fact, the UK has no natural anything left:
It's countryside is entirely artificial.
Most of it's wildlife does not live in a natural state.
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Due to man.
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Therefore man has a duty to rectify that.
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If he gives his dogs some natural excercise, then chasing foxes will help restore the balance, cull the weak, old, injured and ill foxes, and allow the healthy to survive and thrive.
Thus ensuring the species remains healthy and survives.
And ensuring the individual doesn't suffer in ill health or old age.
While in the meantime wasting resources which could lead the young, fit and healthy to face famine and themselves die a long, lingering death.
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It's a Win-Win-Win-Win situation!
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Simples.
As Mr stupid likes to say!
.”
by outofleftfield, Gedling
Tuesday, February 23 2010, 2:01PM
“Fox hunting is always described as a sport and I played an awful lot of sport in my youth.
It leads me to this question; if it is a sport, how does the fox win?”
by Mr. Sensible, The Real World
Tuesday, February 23 2010, 8:19AM
“Bettie what's that got to do with anything?
Why would "The Almighty" place foxes on this Earth for us to shoot them down?
It was entirely right to ban it.”