Fox Hunting - Right or Wrong?

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Originally Posted by Eki

I think there are many like me who think foxes and sheep aren't essential, they are just nice to look at (no Oily, not in a sexual way).

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WELL if that is the case then lets just let the foxes kill all of the sheep, so then you are happy. :dozey:

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

WELL if that is the case then lets just let the foxes kill all of the sheep, so then you are happy. :dozey:

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They don't kill them all, just about 5% like you said. Foxes have to eat too, you know, and they can't be vegetarian because their digestive system isn't built that way.

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Originally Posted by Eki

They don't kill them all, just about 5% like you said. Foxes have to eat too, you know.

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But then because, the farmers can't make any money out of sheep because they are 'not-essential', they would not breed any more so they could use the land for cattle or crops instead. Sheep would die out.

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

But then because, the farmers can't make any money out of sheep because they are 'not-essential', they would not breed any more so they could use the land for cattle or crops instead. Sheep would die out.

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True. But it doesn't make it right. They could keep them as pets or to prevent grass and other vegetation from growing too tall. In Finland, some keep sheep as a hobby and they are also used to take care of historical and cultural landscape for tourists and museum purposes.

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Originally Posted by Eki

True. But it doesn't make it right. They could keep them as pets or to prevent grass and other vegetation from growing too tall. In Finland, some keep sheep as a hobby and they are also used to take care of historical and cultural landscape for tourists and museum purposes.

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And who'll pay for that?

As I understood, foxes eat mainly rabbits anyway so sheep dying out wouldn't affect them much.
This dying out thing makes me wonder, where were sheep before humans started domesticating animals?

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Originally Posted by Erki

As I understood, foxes eat mainly rabbits anyway so sheep dying out wouldn't affect them much.
This dying out thing makes me wonder, where were sheep before humans started domesticating animals?

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They were wild, but there are hardly any wild sheep in England anymore. The farmers would most likely not breed anymore or kill them so the land could be used by other farm animals.

but why would anyone want to reduce the number of a species so they would become close to extinction.

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

And who'll pay for that?

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people themselves if that's a hobby, and taxpayers and visitors if it's for cultural and historical reasons.

I have a better more sustainable method.

I call it farming ;) -the process of producing food, feed, fiber, fuel and other goods by the systematic raising of plants and animals.

I agree with the ban...killing any animal for pure enjoyment is wrong..