Should the Government ban fox-hunting?

DonJose

http://www.ireland.com/head2head/

Steyr

Yes its cruel.

Doctor DooM

Yes. Unless foxes get to play at human hunting.

DonJose

Mods please don't move this to the hunting forum, its like moving a "Should the Government ban smoking?" thread to the smoking forum.

Lockstep

DonJose wrote: »

Mods please don't move this to the hunting forum, its like moving a "Should the Government ban smoking?" thread to the smoking forum.

+1


Fox hunting is just silly.

Dragan

Deffo.

Foxes are lovely little creatures. Horses are lovely creatures. Dogs are lovey creatures.

It funny how it only become and organised murder when people get invovled.

18AD

Not if they eat it. Or feed their dogs with it.

meditraitor

No

Doctor DooM

18AD wrote: »

Not if they eat it. Or feed their dogs with it.

I really don't think training dogs that they can eat what they kill is a good idea.

humanji

Yes, because it'll piss off the toffs!

arybvtcw0eolkf

How many forums will this be posted in?.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Oh, and no.

The government should not ban fox hunting.

connundrum

Mairt wrote: »

How many forums will this be posted in?.

How many needless foxes are there in Ireland?

Sorry, that'd be 12

6th

As many as its relevant to or as many as will give differnt view on it.

DonJose

Mairt wrote: »

How many forums will this be posted in?.

Hunting forum, Animals & Pet Issues and After Hours = Evenly balanced

Blisterman

No. Since England banned fox hunting, people from all over the world now come over to Ireland to do it. It's a big contributer to our economy.

Anyway, it's the dogs killing the foxes. It's what dogs do. It's like trying to ban lions from eating Antelope, in Africa.

Doctor DooM

DonJose wrote: »

Hunting forum, Animals & Pet Issues and After Hours = Evenly balanced

first time I think I've seen "After Hours" and "balanced" in the same sentence

TestTransmission

Yes,it should be,what a pointless thing to do.

Doctor DooM

Blisterman wrote: »

No. Since England banned fox hunting, people from all over the world now come over to Ireland to do it. It's a big contributer to our economy.

Anyway, it's the dogs killing the foxes. It's what dogs do. It's like trying to ban lions from eating Antelope, in Africa.

Sure in that case, let them kill sheep as well. Thats what dogs do too.

kodute

Not until foxes become endangered. Its the human way. :rolleyes:

Morlar

I dont think the government should ban it either - the only people who should be allowed to vote on this are people who live in the countryside not in apartment blocks.

Miguel_Sanchez

Blisterman wrote: »

It's like trying to ban lions from eating Antelope, in Africa.

Yeah that's exactly what it's not like.

Now correct me if I'm wrong but I don't remember ever seeing loads of Africans on horseback with prides of lions going after antelope.

Although that would be pretty cool!

Punchesnpeaches

Banning fox hunting will not mean that foxes won't be hunted. Many farmers shoot foxes as they are seen as vermin. In the past, foxes were hunted by wolves and bears; since the latter have now become extinct foxes have risen to the top of the food chain and there is no 'natural' method to keep numbers down. Hunting could be seen as a more natural method of keeping numbers down ie only the old and sick foxes tend to be caught, whereas with shooting there is no natural selection.

I do think, however, that hunting should be more heavily regulated in order to get rid of practices which mitigate natural selection.

It wasn't me!

Well, if they're going to stop them being hunted on horses, they may hand out the rifles a tad easier or we'll have the same people complaining about the decline in game birds and such in a few years. It's that simple really. The numbers need controlling, by whatever means.

Blisterman

SDooM wrote: »

Sure in that case, let them kill sheep as well. Thats what dogs do too.

Sheep are someone's livelihood. Foxes aren't.

Rossibaby

hahaha like banning lions from hunting antelope are you mental.

lions need to hunt to survive - dogs hunt the foxes for human entertainment

it should be banned,its disgusting when the dogs catach a fox and rip it to shreads.
if its not banned for the reasoning of that the intentions are not to catch the fox but for teh craic and to give the dogs a run...well then let the dogs do it with muzzles! i know a couple of people who do it and tell me its amazing to see the dogs on the scent etc and thats the thrill,so use muzzles then! most people who do it are complete knobs though

Weidii

Blisterman wrote: »

Anyway, it's the dogs killing the foxes. It's what dogs do. It's like trying to ban lions from eating Antelope, in Africa.

The dogs are specifically bred to hunt.

Tar.Aldarion

Yes, they should ban it. Killing for pleasure, lovely.

It wasn't me!

Rossibaby wrote: »

most people who do it are complete knobs though

*static* Houston, we have a wild generalisation. *static*

Rossibaby

Blisterman wrote: »

Sheep are someone's livelihood. Foxes aren't.

now your saying foxes have less of a right to life because humans dont use them or rear them.i dont really need to defeat this arguement it speaks for itself.all animals that are not used by humans in the primary sector are fair game lol

Rossibaby

hi,where are you