Some things said in tutor at my college about fox hunting arose, so I thought it would be quite a good subject to discuss due to the variations of different viewpoints. Some people are for it. Others against. There are also those who are somewhat in the middle of this, saying that is ok on these such basis but not the others. I will run through the brief points highlighted in the discussion.
for fox hunting:
- You know what? I've NEVER come this close to wanting to kill a fox. We never had a fox problem at the farm before, but now we are getting them frequently. 4 chickens have been killed in the last month. I went out with my shotgun and killed it.
- Some people are like "look at that cute little fluffy orange dog... they're NOT like that, they're PESTS!
- Foxes dont need to kill chickens. They have a whole territory full of prey to eat.
- We kill them the most quickest way. It's not a slow, painfull death. It's quick.
against fox hunting:
- Fox hunting is inhumane. They eat chickens because they are easy prey. Did you fox-proof your chicken runs? Well, if you did this then fox attacks would be less frequent, so you wouldnt HAVE to kill them.
- What do you use the chickens for? (answer given= eating) So you're killing a fox for killing a chicken that you were going to kill anyway?
- Chasing foxes until they are exhausted is not humane. It is cruelty, then having dogs tear them limb-from-limb when they're still alive, how is that a good thing to do to a living creature?
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I would like to hear your personal opinions about fox hunting and hunting in general.
I will give you my viewpoints too. Just not in this post as I am trying to make it a neutral debate, rather than a biased one, although some of you may know what side I am on in this debate already.