Fox Hunting - Right or Wrong?

I have seen foxes in zoos. If the zoos can keep foxes inside a fenced area, how come farmers can't keep foxes outside a fenced area?

Im sorry Hazel B but your wrong i have witnessed a hunt running afox to ground putting the terriers in and getting it out cutting the brush and forepaw off and then throwing the fox to the pack the fox was still alive by the way if this is sport god help us !

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Originally Posted by Eki

I have seen foxes in zoos. If the zoos can keep foxes inside a fenced area, how come farmers can't keep foxes outside a fenced area?

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Sorry but im new so excuse me if this is some sort of internal joke but you are taking the piss arent you.

Can you imagine the expense, invironmental impact and unworkability of doing this to just 1 farm.

if its a joke, sorry, but it sounded for real.

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Originally Posted by Flat.tyres

Sorry but im new so excuse me if this is some sort of internal joke but you are taking the piss arent you.

Can you imagine the expense, invironmental impact and unworkability of doing this to just 1 farm.

if its a joke, sorry, but it sounded for real.

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It should be required by the law to every farm and the costs shifted to the price of food.

Eki, sorry, but that simply is not a practical solution.

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Originally Posted by Eki

It should be required by the law to every farm and the costs shifted to the price of food.

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:laugh:

OK, I guess you are the forum jester. theres always one. only took a day to figure it out :)

Can you even begin to understand the environmental aspect.

foxes are vermin. Pure and simple. They spread disease, cause crashes, needlessly kill poultry and lambs. Im glad they banned fox hunting so we can eliminate this pest with no reason to artificially maintain the population.

why to people get all fluffy about this menace. Do people want to go around cuddleing rats and mice? Foxes are just bigger versions

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Originally Posted by Flat.tyres

They spread disease, cause crashes, needlessly kill poultry and lambs.

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So do humans, and we are pests to the foxes.

And what do we need sheep for? I have tried sheep meat maybe once and didn't like it. And now that we have synthetic materials, wool is not necessary.

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Originally Posted by raphael123

Because I'm interested in your view point :) I found it ridiculous, when I described someone's comment as stupid, you replied an opinion contrary to mine isn't stupid, it's just different. I thought it was quite nonsense to try and say no opinion is stupid. Then we get Jon Brown saying the same thing, describing another persons opinion (this time about human rights and animal rights) as being stupid (which I agreed with btw). I was wondering if you were going to say the same thing, or whether it was just reserved for myself :)

Anyway, Jon Brown has changed his stance on things, changing his words disappointly I find. Apparently thinking animal deserve the same rights as human isn't stupid :dozey:

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I changed my words because I don't actually believe any human thinks that animal rights and human rights should be equal.

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Originally Posted by raphael123

Have you found out roughly how much live stock he losses through foxes?

As Hazell points out, they don't actually kill that many. I don't agree with the way Eki is going about the arguement, but at the same time I think you know his arguement is weak, so are picking at it.

I don't agree with fox hunting, but if your brother was to short a fox which he saw killing his stock, I would have nothing against that. Would he be able to do that? Has he got a gun?

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He hasn't got a gun but some of his friends have been shooting on his farm before. The farm land is actually my mums land and she wouldn't let fox hunters on because of the damage the horses do to land and she says she finds the type of people who go fox hunting are quite arrogant.

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Originally Posted by Eki

So do humans, and we are pests to the foxes.

And what do we need sheep for? I have tried sheep meat maybe once and didn't like it. And now that we have synthetic materials, wool is not necessary.

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So have you never eaten lamb chops? :erm:

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Originally Posted by Eki

...And what do we need sheep for? I have tried sheep meat maybe once and didn't like it. And now that we have synthetic materials, wool is not necessary.

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I question the environmental impact from producing synthetic fibres vs. sheep poop... :erm:


(...mmm... lamb chops... :facelick: :D )

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

So have you never eaten lamb chops? :erm:

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I'm not Eki, I'm Erki, but most people probably won't notice :uhoh: , but to answer you question, no. :)