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Likewise - on the part of those who support fox hunting being honest that the hunt is for fun, and defend it on that basis. On the part of those anti-hunting that fox hunting is just one of many 'sports' that cause distress and pain to animals and probably with the fewest number of...

I can fully accept that a by-product of hunting is to help keep the fox population under control - what I can't accept is that an activity which causes any level of cruelty to any animal and is carried out primarily for fun is defensible.

Not really - it doesn't address the major point that fox hunting is carried out as a leisure pursuit and is totally impractical as a means of controlling the fox population. As that reports states over 135,000 foxes are currently killed by shooting - just a simple calculation shows how...

Are those that care for the horses, the hounds,follow the hunt on foot or bicycle and those providing refreshments doing it under sufferance - of course they aren't! Hunting as a 'sport' is equally the fault of all the classes, or put another way class has no bearing on the mentality of those...

Of course it doesn't make it right! I am 100% against any form of cruelty to animals for the pleasure of individuals - it is however hypocritical in my opinion to claim that it is only the upper class who are responsible for fox hunting - without the complicity of many working class individuals...

It simply isn't a fact! Are those who look after the hounds on a minimum wage toffs? What of the farm workers that do much of the preparation for the hunt? The followers on bicycles or foot can hardly be described as toffs nor those providing refreshments yet they are all equally part of the...

Again you are only associating those taking part in hunts as those in pink coats riding a horse - there are/were far more people taking part in hunts that are not in this category.

We have four horses and are very lucky because we have enough land and stables to keep them without having to put them out to livery which would cost about £225 per month per horse for livery with grazing - in addition to that there are farrier costs of £75 per horse every 6 weeks, dental care...

Those activities you list are already banned - I would like to see fishing added to that list. The three main arguments against fox hunting are - the chase of the fox induces stress on the fox - the death is sometimes cruel and prolonged - it is carried out for the enjoyment of those taking...

Are the hunt followers any less culpable when it comes tofox hunting than those who ride the horses? - they are every much a part of any hunt as those in red jackets! The ones in charge of the dogs are very much a part of the hunt and let's face it are the ones who provide the tools which carry...

I presume that comment is based on an assumption that there is a specific law that bans fox hunting - there isn't. If there were then I would be amongst those that supported such a law. The Hunting Act takes no account of the purpose a particular activity but rather simply bans the hunting of...

The vast majority of those that used to take part in hunts and still regularly now partake in drag hunts are not from the 'gentried class' although it is fair to say that they do organise many of the hunts.

Actually you can - the hunt supported the cost of keeping the hounds which were also regularly used for flushing out foxes so that they could be shot.

There are a lot of myths about fox hunting, the main one being that it is a sport for toffs - something very far from the truth. Personally I would never partake in a fox hunt as I see no enjoyment in taking part in an activity where the objective is to kill animals, (whether they be foxes...