Hunting is no sport
I was very interested to read the article about Professor Steve Harris' research into Bristol foxes. We are very lucky to have the world-renowned Biological Sciences department at Bristol University, the BBC Natural History unit in our city and specialist wildlife rescue centres in the West Country.
I therefore find it appalling that David Cameron and even some of his Bristol candidates would support a return to the so called 'sport' of fox, stag, mink and hare hunting, and also hare coursing, with all the cruelty that such activities entail.
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The vast majority of people in this country, including the majority of Tory voters, do not wish to return to the backward days of tearing animals apart with dogs.
The 2005 Hunting Act is not designed to stop people dressing up and riding in the countryside accompanied with dogs. Only the cruelty was made unlawful. Hunting with dogs should stay banned and I sincerely hope that David Cameron will change his plans to support a return to this barbaric 'sport'.
Yvonne Sadler Fishponds
4 Comments
by Martin, Knowle, Bristol
Monday, November 30 2009, 8:59AM
“I agree with you Pete Lacy.The league against cruel sports are fanatical about their cause. The foxhunting fraternity are fanatical about their cause as well of course. I could just as easily write about the antics of the pro hunting lobby.
The fox is a natural predator, that's how it survives. The majority of the population have come to understand that we have a responsibility to other animals, wild animals that is, not packs of hunting dogs bred for the purpose of killing wild animals for fun. Our moral values are changing for the better.”
by Pete lacy, Hants
Tuesday, November 24 2009, 8:12PM
“There has been much in the press recently about hunting. I wanted to write to share my view on the subject. Douglas Batchelor (Chief Executive at the self named league of cruel sports) and the antis pile in letter after letter full of rubbish about hunting being cruel and 75% of the public against it. The truth of the matter is that Douglas and friends are wasting hundreds of thousands of taxpayer¿s money on many false allegations that they force the police to look into. Police time and resources are wasted on these investigations that lead no where. I for one would be far more pleased if the police focussed on burglaries and robberies over foxes!
In one letter Douglas states ¿hunting is not more popular now than before the ban¿. Yet in another he says ¿We have always stated that hunting would become a more popular sport once the cruelty was removed¿. Is it a case that Douglas Batchelor and the League are not sure what is correct or incorrect or what is truth or lie?
Over the years the League have made many mistakes. The League tabled a motion at the National Trust annual meeting to be supplied with hunt meet venues and times on National Trust land. This motion was defeated by over 7000 votes! The league went onto say that they have an agreement with the trust for this information to be supplied to them. The National Trust Spokesman Andrew McLaughlin said ¿This is absolutely not the case. There is no agreement with LACS¿. Is it simply the case that the League Against Cruel Sports constantly feed the media misleading information simply to further their own extreme animal rights agenda?”
by Sherlock's bones, Under the Water Tower
Sunday, November 22 2009, 1:51PM
“Yvonne Sadler is not even speaking on behalf of the majority of Bristol's city population. . Mangy city foxes infest our dogs, kill our cats, raid our dustbins and spread the rubbish our the city.”
by NORMAN BRYANT, west sussex
Sunday, November 22 2009, 12:54PM
“The Bateson report that consulted Universities said that Foxhunting was not duly cruel, city foxes are a rather different thing to the country fox as one does not find many chickens and baby lambs to rip to death, I am also confused on how you an speak on behalf of the majority on Tory voters, you must know an awful lot of people”