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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@9DM4FG92yrs2Y
I don't support it but wouldn't stop others doing it
No, Hunt the human tories instead
@9BRZ48S2yrs2Y
Leave it up to the farmers
@99YKL3H2yrs2Y
Fox's that destroy infrastructure should be shot. Same for badger's with TB.
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.
@8VHC6T54yrs4Y
Legal as long as the fox doesn’t die
@8SLDQR34yrs4Y
We already eat meat so who cares
@8SC33VYConservative4yrs4Y
I think yes as long as the dogs don’t kill the fox at the end
Unless you eat it or for fur
@8R5RWSNConservative4yrs4Y
Provided the fox is killed with a gun and not the dogs
@8R4V7KYConservative4yrs4Y
No, but mock hunts should be permitted to maintain the health of dogs and horses, as well as contributing to rural economies
@8R3CVJ64yrs4Y
Honestly doesn't matter to me
@8QKSJSX4yrs4Y
No, but the hunt without the use of dogs should be legal. Foxes are a pest, after-all.
@8JGSRMP4yrs4Y
I don't support it but I would not ban it.
@97VLZCL2yrs2Y
Yes. The dogs only catch the old and weak foxes, which is actually good for the species.
@97N88W82yrs2Y
I understand this was / is a British tradition, which I am all for. But cannot ignore the cruelty of the practice.
Yes, this is a tradition that supports rural communities but it requires strict regulation.
@8WDWQHS4yrs4Y
Only to control the population density
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