At the end of the day Fox kill livestock, chicken etc as a means of survival and to feed their young.
The same cannot be said for hunting with hounds. It's a cruel barbaric sport.
Leanne it is entirely up to you whether you agree with Fox hunting or not, however, I would suggest that you do some real research before claiming that hunting with a pack of dogs is "quicker".
How long do you think a hunt goes on for? 10 mins? 20 mins?? In extremely fortunate circumstances for the poor fox it may do (not exactly "quick" though is it).
Hunts can go on for hours. Hours of chasing down and wearing out a poor Fox that could have possibly been bred for that particular event.
The kill is neither "quick" nor swift. It's barbaric and it's brutal and extremely noisy.
There are many circumstances where Fox may need to be culled, I am not disputing that but their are quicker and kinder methods than hunting them down and protecting a species purely to satiate the blood lust of idiots on horseback is certainly not the way we should be doing things - IMO.
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