What are your thoughts on fox hunting? Is it cruel? Is it humane? Does it control the number of foxes?
I want your opinion.
Firstly, I'd like to say that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Do not bash others because you disagree with them. I would also like to say that this is a debate thread, you are allowed to contradict others' opinions and say why you disagree but fighting and arguing will not be tolerated. Thank you.
Also, if you are trying to give a persuasive argument, I suggest gathering evidence to support your opinions. I will try to upload some links to useful sites that may help others understand your opinions.
Here are some questions you might want to consider...Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of unarmed followers led by a master of foxhounds, who follow the hounds on foot or on horseback.
Fox hunting originated in the 16th century in the form which was practised legally until 2005 in Great Britain, but it also takes place all over the world, including in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, and the United States. In Australia, the term also refers to the hunting of foxes with firearms, similar to spotlighting or deer hunting. In much of the world hunting in general is understood to relate to any game animals or weapons (e.g., deer hunting with bow and arrow); in Britain and Ireland, "hunting" without qualification implies fox hunting (or other forms of hunting with hounds-beagling, stag hunting, mink hunting, drag hunting, or hunting the clean boot) as described here.
The sport is controversial, particularly in the UK, where its traditional form was banned in Scotland in 2002, and in England and Wales in November 2004 (law enforced from February 2005), although certain modified forms of hunting foxes with hounds are still within the law, and shooting foxes as vermin also remains lawful.
Proponents of fox hunting view it as an important part of rural culture and useful for reasons of conservation and pest control, while opponents argue that it is cruel and unnecessary.[/size]
Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_hunting
1.)Are you for or against fox hunting?
2.) Why are you for/against it?
3.) Why would someone else disagree with you?
4.) How do you see foxes?
5.) Do you own poultry or livestock?
6.) Anything else?