21-11-2017, 11:33 AM
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Re: Appalling behaviour By hunting lot
That nasty, vindictive woman deserves the same treatment as she gave her horse.However, I am not in the least surprised as I have seen many similar Hunt v Sabs videos.
An interesting part of an article from the League here:
WHY DO PEOPLE GO FOX HUNTING?
Early fox hunting with packs of hounds first emerged in the UK in the late 1600s. While in some cases foxes were hunted to stop them from killing livestock, the ‘thrill of the chase’ became a sport in its own right. The excitement of the ride plus the social and apparently glamourous aspects of hunt gatherings established hunting as a fixture of the countryside. But these were the reasons why it flourished, no other.
The suggestion that fox hunting is about ‘pest control’ can be dismissed very quickly by the fact that hunts have been caught capturing and raising foxes purely so they can then be hunted. In May 2015, a League investigation revealed 16 terrified fox cubs held captive in a barn linked to a fox hunt in Yorkshire. We rescued them, took them to a vet, and sadly one died, but we released the others to safety. We are proud to have protected those foxes.
While the scale of this fox ‘factory’ was shocking, it’s not an isolated case. In December 2015, League Investigators released a fox found locked in a building near to where the Belvoir Hunt was meeting. It is worth mentioning that a few months later, while monitoring the same hunt, our Investigators were brutally attacked, leaving one with a broken neck, which we believe was retaliation for us rescuing this fox.
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Scientific evidence shows that the animals targeted in hunting suffer physical and mental stress when chased by a hunt - whether or not they are eventually killed.
The Burns Report produced in the year 2000 stated that “There is a lack of firm scientific evidence about the effect on the welfare of a fox of being closely pursued, caught and killed above ground by hounds. We are satisfied, nevertheless, that this experience seriously compromises the welfare of the fox.” That is one of the reasons hunting with dogs for sport was banned in Britain over a decade ago.
Foxes naturally escape predators by going underground, but hunts employ staff to block up these escape routes the morning before a hunt meet, forcing an unnaturally long chase. If someone is found guilty of blocking a badger sett, it is often done for this reason.
If a fox does succeed in escaping underground, hunt followers send terriers down the hole to trap the fox while they dig it out and then shoot it. Again, the Burns Report concluded that the inability to escape dogs underground causes the fox ‘extreme fear’ and is a ‘serious compromise of its welfare.’
Autopsies reveal hunted foxes are not killed quickly, but endure numerous bites and tears to their flanks and hindquarters - causing enormous suffering before death. Foxes forced to face terriers underground can suffer injuries to the face, head and neck, as can the terriers.
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The hunters are scum as far as I'm concerned.
21-11-2017, 02:18 PM
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Re: Appalling behaviour By hunting lot
Originally Posted by Mups
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That nasty, vindictive woman deserves the same treatment as she gave her horse.However, I am not in the least surprised as I have seen many similar Hunt v Sabs videos.
Don't forget that our illustrious Prime Minister supports fox hunting although she was talked out of trying to get the present law overturned.
21-11-2017, 07:07 PM
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Re: Appalling behaviour By hunting lot
They were there solely to sabotage the hunt.They were trespassing on private property, they were, by their very presence, being provocative and took great pleasure in videoing what was going on.
At the end of the video, they boasted they stopped the hunt. My question is, what hunt did they stop, considering fox hunting is banned.
Did they see any hounds? Did they see any evidence of hunting foxes?
Did they stop a drag hunt, which is perfectly legal?
All they were there for was to cause trouble - plain and simple.
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