In 2004 the government passed the Hunting Act which banned the practice of hunting mammals with dogs in England and Wales. The Act allows dogs to sniff out foxes but bans them from killing. The Act does not prevent hunters from using dogs to “drag hunt" which uses dogs to track and sniff out foxes. Proponents argue that fox hunting with dogs is a time honored tradition that supports rural communities. Opponents argue that killing foxes with dogs is cruel since the hunted animals suffer severe physiological and psychological stress during the hunt - whether they are killed or not.
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No, and the ban should actually be enforced
@95VVVWV3yrs3Y
Yes, but as long as the practice is environmentally sustainable
Whilst this is a culturally and geographically relative act, it is a practice formally enacted upon by particular quantiles of society. Moreover, it is seen as an act of animal cruelty by the greater swathes of the population and studies have found that foxes are, behaviourally, friendly and of no threat to the human population. This is not an act of sustenance, as seen in other hunting methods found in indigenous and rural communities, but is seen as an act of unnecessary cruelty. It is also at the centrifuge of class politics.
I believe it is a cruel sport however, foxes in some areas can be a strain on natural resources.
@8KK4R374yrs4Y
No, and anyone found illegally partaking in it should have any hunting or firearms licence revoked for life.
If population isn’t being threatened
Yes, this is a tradition that supports rural communities but it requires strict regulation.
@8WTNF6XLiberal Democrat3yrs3Y
Yes if the fox is fake or just a rag
I don’t have strong feelings on this
Yes, provided that the fox population is managed.
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