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National Trust and fox hunting

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Lizzie27 said:
    Not so good for the people losing their jobs and all the dogs being put down.
    I'm sure none of those folk were concerned about the foxes being killed and if they love their dogs, they can keep them as pets until they go to the big kennel in the sky
    Devon.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Dogs kept in packs don't make good pets I believe.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Lizzie27 said:
    Dogs kept in packs don't make good pets I believe.
    well the " hunting community " only have themselves to blame if their hounds need to be killed.
    Devon.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    No one complains about the loss of high street banks putting bank robbers out of work. Why support illegal activity just to save jobs? Why have hunts been breeding extra dogs since the ban on fox hunting in 2004 just for 'trail hunts'? A large pack of hounds to follow a trail? :/  The hunts should be down to just a few dogs by now if they weren't hoping their Tory mates would repeal the ban against public will. 
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    pansyface said:
    I look forward to the day when the National Parks Authorities do the same.
    ditto
    Devon.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    The people shouldn't be in the business in the first place. I imagine they knew the risks. We want the world to get more ethical and work practices along with them - prosecuting illegal fishing, the killing of birds of prey and the trashing of habitats.


  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    edited November 2021
    I wonder whether the attitude will change in the future when we are over-run with foxes. They are the same as rats in my opinion and nobody seems to mind killing those.
    Foxes are perceived to be cuddly though and rats are not.

    There is already a problem with badgers killing all the hedgehogs in this area and I know which ones I'd rather have.

    I'll put my tin hat on now.

    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'm not against culling vermin, but don't dress it up in red jackets, stirrup cups and call it fun. 
    The LAST thing fox hunters want is NO foxes.
    Devon.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Lizzie27 said:
    I wonder whether the attitude will change in the future when we are over-run with foxes. They are the same as rats in my opinion and nobody seems to mind killing those.
    Foxes are perceived to be cuddly though and rats are not.
    The National Trust has banned trail hunting on its land. Hunting foxes with dogs has been banned for 17 years.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    @Lizzie27 does have a point. There are many people who will lose their jobs if hunting is banned altogether. I don't mean fox hunting, trail hunting was supposed to mean keeping hunting without the cruelty. People make the clothes, red jackets etc, they look after hounds (which are not suitable pets), they provide meat and food for the hounds and the horses etc. Farriers won't be so much in demand, ditto vets, for hunts. I'm sure there are more people who depend on hunts for their employment.

    It's a shame if hunts abuse the rules, but how many have? Is is just a few or are a lot of hunts still hunting foxes and trying to hide it?
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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