Hunting ban 'set to be repealed'

[Herr Tubthumper]

Quite a number of children have been savaged by foxes walking into a house in recent years. I would sooner save the children than the foxes.

Im struggling to pick a winner from you and Westdene's pilotless 747s outburst last night

 

[El Presidente]

Quite a number of children have been savaged by foxes walking into a house in recent years. I would sooner save the children than the foxes.

What number precisely?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Maybe we could collect all the foxes and slowly torture them to death to save the children?

Better collect up any remaining 70s radio DJs and tv presenters as well.

 

[jgmcdee]

What number precisely?

That's not important. Obviously what is required is urban fox hunts: watch out for them coming to a high street near you soon.

 

[tinycowboy]

I live in the country and am no friend of foxes, but hunting with hounds is the kind of thing people will read about in the future and be amazed that it was permitted - along with bear baiting and cock fighting. However, good to see that this repeal is a top priority - it will restore all those thousands of rural jobs that were lost when hunting was banned...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

What number precisely?

'One' is a number, isn't it?

 

[El Presidente]

That's not important. Obviously what is required is urban fox hunts: watch out for them coming to a high street near you soon.

Wise words.

Hopefully the government will also repeal the ban on handguns and we can shoot the BABY MURDERING VERMIN.

 

[El Presidente]

'One' is a number, isn't it?

True, as is zero!

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

You get what you vote for.....

I've been wondering when I would have the first opportunity to do this........

...... Well, I didn't vote for them!

There, I've done it now!

PS - I do agree, though, that the people get what they vote for.

 

[BensGrandad]

I have read in the papers and heard on the news of many instances, too many to recount.. As I said perhaps a more humane method of culling these worthless animals can be found. Perhaps all those in favour of keeping them alive can tell me what good purpose they serve that I am unaware of.. Why is it that it appears country people want to be rid of them but townies dont.

 

[Superphil]

First and foremost, I'm am 100% in favour of the hunting ban. I have protested many times prior to the ban and went hunt sabbing in the early eighties. This is not a Tory policy, the president of the Countryside Alliance is a Labour peer and the chairman is a Labour MP, the countryside is not a plaything for the Tories, and never has been. If this does end up being debated, and voted on, then it's vital that, regardless of the colour, that you lobby your MP as it could just as easily be a Labour or Lib Dem member who casts the vote that sees the scrapping of the ban.

Why have the SNP refused to get involved in any proposed vote? Genuine question, I don't know the answer. But I don't think this is simply a case of Tories and their posh mates making a law for themselves, there are plenty on the other side of the political divide who also support this barbaric activity.

 

[pb21]

Anyway, if this does go ahead it will be quite a sickening indication of the Tory governments priorities.

How this can be thought of as a positive move is staggering. They presumably appreciate it will be massively unpopular but will go ahead with it anyway, presumably just to appease a few thousand animal abusers who are rich and vote Tory.

 

[jgmcdee]

I have read in the papers and heard on the news of many instances, too many to recount.. As I said perhaps a more humane method of culling these worthless animals can be found.

It's possible that we could get them to read threads like this until they lost the will to live, but I'm not sure that would count as more humane.

 

[symyjym]

I have read in the papers and heard on the news of many instances, too many to recount.. As I said perhaps a more humane method of culling these worthless animals can be found. Perhaps all those in favour of keeping them alive can tell me what good purpose they serve that I am unaware of.. Why is it that it appears country people want to be rid of them but townies dont.

What purpose does any living thing have, other than survival?

 

[jgmcdee]

Why have the SNP refused to get involved in any proposed vote? Genuine question, I don't know the answer. But I don't think this is simply a case of Tories and their posh mates making a law for themselves, there are plenty on the other side of the political divide who also support this barbaric activity.

Scotland have a separate law banning fox hunting so it's an English (or non-Scottish) law rather than a UK law. If they get involved they can be accused of poking their nose in where they shouldn't.

 

[soistes]

You get what you vote for.....

Very true. However, I think I'm correct in saying that this proposal was not to be found in the Tory manifesto. In which case, I wonder how many of those who voted Tory knew that this was among the things they were voting for?

 

[Ernest]

I guess it depends what your priorities are?

I wonder how long till the GLOATERS realise exactly what sort of government they are cheer leading for ?

 

[glasfryn]

Anyway, if this does go ahead it will be quite a sickening indication of the Tory governments priorities.

How this can be thought of as a positive move is staggering. They presumably appreciate it will be massively unpopular but will go ahead with it anyway, presumably just to appease a few thousand animal abusers who are rich and vote Tory.

put simply its because they are the tories
if its repealed there will be trouble within their own ranks

 

[Postman Pat]

True, as is zero!

It has happened:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/hea...Toddler-rushed-to-hospital-in-fox-attack.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fox-attacks-baby-deny-dolan-1680249
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/ne...x_attacks_councillor_on_popular_green/?ref=mr
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jun/21/toddler-brighton-fox-attack

 

[Bold Seagull]

Perhaps if it is repealed and hunting allowed that will reduce the number of foxes walking the streets with impunity like dogs. Perhaps there should be a better way of culling them than dogs though.

Quite a number of children have been savaged by foxes walking into a house in recent years. I would sooner save the children than the foxes.

I don't think the rural hunts get many urban foxes? Unless the rural foxes commute in during the week, but stay in the countryside for the Sunday hunts?