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Kay

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well said Kay

Rollo you amaze me,,,,,,,,you know everything about every subject under the sun or done it or doing it,,,,,,,,,,you seem a jack of all and master at none.

and dont you dare,,,,,,,,shame on you to me!!,,,,,,I never put anything about costs ,a fox can kill 1 lamb or many,,,,,a lose dog can kill or seriously injure 1 or many.so in theory they are both on par,,,,,,,,,

I may know a little about farming than you know.....or are you an expert on that aswell...........!

The hounds where I worked wasnt fed for at least 36 hours prior to a hunt,,,,,,,,,and also as you should know ,being an expert ,hunt dogs are not allowed to eat fox meat,

"They cause no more damage to animals than a lose dog in a field of young lambs"

A loose dog in a field of lambs can do a serious amount of damage which is why there is nothing better then a dog off the lead to raise the ire of a livestock farmer. Shame on you if you think it is a minor matter! Farmland is farmland not an extension of the municipal park.

Hounds are not fed for at least 24 hours before a hunt - including drag hunts - for their own health it is nothing to do with getting an appetite. Anybody who goes in for long distance running will tell you that they don't eat much the day before.

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They cause no more damage to animals than a loose dog in a field of young lambs,





I worked for a well known family who was top of the fox hunt fraternity and their hounds were not fed 36 hours before a hunt.!

signed,,,,,,

Hare coursing in my parts isnt tollerated by the police and they have a good set up with cctv and many have a hefty fine on a regular basis from the courts.........

Mersey has signed too and one of my friends - I've sent it to lots of friends and I think they'll all sign

I have signed. I love seeing the fox come into the garden

Lizx

It's fun.........to 'them'

Archaic idiots, I mean, who 'hunts' (murders/terrifies) anything

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nah, they're def. not Tory their mothers teach them about John Peel from an early age.

I stopped hunting 'cos I could not abide the practice of digging out the fox. As far as I was concerned if the fox had managed to go to ground that was that.

I still ride though and still wear my black hunting coat which is much stronger in winter than the rubbish sold by most tack stores. ( I haven't changed the buttons ). Horses don't like being ridden in the summer they get too hot and the going is hard.

Maybe somebody will get up a petition to stop touristic riding between Derby Day and the end of August. In the New Forest this could be combined with a ban on lycra clad massed cycling and a 20mph speed limit.

I wouldn't describe many people who go hunting as "toffs". Riding to hounds needs an ability to sit properly, strong nerves and trust in the rider beside you. None of these qualities are to be found in the average toff. OTOH Nottinghamshire miners have them in spades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfMgy00_UgI

My sentiments apply to all animals hounded by humans.
Hilary

Thank you to those who have signed. :-)

Despite Mr Cameron’s attempt, I doubt if foxes are pro-Tory. Lack of trust in politicians is good for their survival.

AnnCardiff, Hare Coursing is already illegal in the UK, though of course it still goes on

"a fox knows exactly where it wants to go and moves in a straight line" ... they don't or else they have a 6th sense when a rifle loaded with .22 Hornet is pointing at them. Hence the unfortunately popularity of traps. Since I last shot a fox more powerful weapons have come into use.

The fox is top of the tree in the England & Wales it has no enemy predator except humans. That is why it leaves a strong scent it is marking its territory against other foxes and sometimes badgers.

A large and serious cat will take on a young fox but not an adult. In Scotland there are too few wildcats to bother the fox, maybe wolves will return.

I'd like to see wolves in , say, Hampstead Common, Hyde Park, Richmond Park and the New Forest. Not to forget Cannock Chase, the Brecons and the Peak District.

The trouble with foxes is that they are smart, opportunistic and will kill a flock of ducks, create mayhem in a hen house and so on. They will never have any friends in the countryside good looking or not. As a species they are far too smart to be wiped out and have no need of petitions from anybody. Thanks to their colonisation of urban Britain their population is probably at an all time high. Fleas too.

I've signed and if there's a petition to stop hare coursing I'll sign that too

And could this euphemism not also be applied to a hare that is terrorised, mauled & tossed about by dogs like a paper toy for the amusement of a crowd of gamblers & weird thrill-seeking sightseers?

Just signed & hope it works. Some traditions we need to keep but this is one we don't.
Hilary.

'The welfare of a fox or fox cub that is dragged from its underground refuge with the aid of spades, terriers & poles wrapped with barbed wire is certainly compromised, whatever about claims that the hunt 'dig-out' is part of a proud rural tradition'. (Irish Indo 26.03.14).

Also signed

Maureen

Me to Ann :-)