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Cruelty to foxes
In reply to M. E. Wilkins, Dec 17, foxhunting is a very closely
controlled pursuit. Any hunt found guilty of the sort of abuses
cited by Mr Wilkins - "throwing foxes live to the hounds", "cutting
their paws", etc. - would be immediately expelled from the Masters
of Foxhounds Association, a risk which, apart from any other
consideration, none would consider worth taking.
True foxhunters abhor those who shoot and trap foxes, and who
thereby often inflict lingering deaths. The fox suffers infinitely
more from farmers, pelt trappers and irresponsible gamekeepers than
he does from the hunts. Those who oppose hunting fail to think the
issue through. The hunts at once conserve and control. It is my
personal evidence that in those parts of Britain, where there is no
controlled hunting, the fox is almost extinct. I wonder why it is that we hear so much from the League Against
Cruel Sports about hunting with hounds, but nothing about
irresponsible fishing. J N P Watson Return to 'Catholic Herald'
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