Do you support fox hunting?

Do you believe animals have feelings?

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  • Clunk42

    I support all hunting as long as the meat and hide don't go to waste.

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    • gaz3912

      My advice, go join the military, they will give you a gun for free.

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  • momwatcher69

    I know your question is specifically about fox hunting, but here's some perspective, for you:

    I think hunting, as a "sport" is disgusting. By sport, I mean killing animals, just to kill them, or have them stuffed, so you can brag to your mindless buddies.
    Killing animals, for meat, bone, & hide, is millenia old, and was necessary, before there were "grocery stores".
    Using poison, or spring traps, or chasing them down with dogs, horses, snowmobiles, ATV's, helicopters, etc., is about as in-humane, as I can think of, for obvious, suffering, reasons.
    Also, this "catch & release" bullshit anglers use, is CRAP. You "catch" a fish, rip the hook out of it's face or guts, and "release" it, bloody, back into the water . . . . where it will suffer, and later bleed to death. SERIOUSLY ?!

    I live in Wisconsin, where sturgeon (fish), ducks, wild turkey, pheasant, quail, bear, deer, and other animals have hunting seasons, where a license is required. I DO NOT HUNT, FISH, OR SHOOT anything. Our deer have "chronic wasting disease" - a brain virus, and many of our fish STILL have mercury poisoning and other toxins, and water-fowl, which migrate all over North America - Canada to Mexico/S.America, are susceptible to a whole host of aviary bacteria.
    Even our domesticated animals, such as dairy cows, have "mad cow" disease....
    While I don't have an issue with my friends, who DO hunt, fish, shoot - legally, I don't tolerate friends who "sport kill" wild animals, just to kill "something", or those who poach (hunt out-of-season) without a license. These are the same people, who typically abuse pets, and/or have an aggressive mindset, towards their relationships, other humans, and law enforcement.
    Also NOT my kind of people, are those who hunt deer, for the antlers, or bear, for the fur or claws, or even fish, to have mounted - Trophy hunters. Trophy killing is sick, because a beautiful animal is taken out of the natural balance of the eco-system, so some moron, can show-off to others, that they killed an animal, who doesn't have a chance.

    Look what we did, to the Amercian Bison (buffalo), in the 1800's, when the locomotives reached accross the West.... we shot them by the millions, out the train windows.... we didn't even eat them, or use their fur.... like native Americans did. We killed them, for "sport" almost to extinction. In the 1700's, we almost extincted the beaver, and American River Otter, for pelts, but at least we used them, for necessary "clothing".
    We recently re-introduced the North American Grey Wolf, which were practically extincted by cattle ranchers, in the midwest.
    In the early 1900's, ostrich & egret feather hats, were "fashionable" for well-to-do women. For almost 1,000 years, we hunted whales, for their meat, and blubber, which we turned into "whale oil" for indoor lighting, and almost extincted several species, including the sperm whale, of Moby Dick fame.
    Today, there are assholes, who kill tigers, lions, rhinceros, elephants, and many other endangered animals, for TROPHY.

    Years ago, when I worked for the U.S.D.A.while attending college, we had an "11th Commandment" . . . .

    "We are stewards of the Earth, and must protect the flora and fauna, that they may exist, in harmony, with us"

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    • gaz3912

      Excellent, one point I would like to clarify, humans are not naturally 'meat eaters'.

      I agree, we are custodians for a relatively short period of time.

      One of my favourite YouTube videos is the 'Pale Blue Dot'. Carl Sagan.

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  • Ellenna

    If by fox hunting, you mean putting on a red jacket, getting on a horse with a whole lot of other people on horses and chasing foxes across the countryside to be torn to bits by hounds when they're caught, then no, I don't agree with it.

    However, as foxes are introduced to Australia and do a lot of damage to native wildlife and farm animals, I do support them being eradicated humanely.

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    • Boojum

      Oscar Wilde called it “The unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable.”

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      • gaz3912

        I'm also a great fan of Oscar Wilde.

        'The only quote is not to quote'.

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    • LloydAsher

      Eradicated humanely isnt that a sentence? If they need to be eradicated what's with the semantics about it. You need an end result do it as efficiently as possible. Do what they did after the emu war just do a bounty system they'll be wiped out in no time.

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      • Ellenna

        To me, there's a clear difference between humanely killing an introduced pest animal and chasing it until it's exhausted and then torn to pieces by hounds.

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        • LloydAsher

          So what? End results are the same. Except you have entertained a doggo with a real hunt.

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  • palehorse

    I don't give any shits unless you're hunting an endangered species that could have serious impacts on the ecosystem.

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    • gaz3912

      Typical.

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  • Yes, but that’s because their so abundant across the globe, and they’ve had a negative effect on native wildlife, especially in Australia.

    Although I don’t like saying I support hunting foxes because I think foxes are beautiful.

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    • Doesnormalmatter

      If you were in charge, would it still be legal?

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      • gaz3912

        NO.

        IT WOULD ONLY BE FAIR IF THE FOXES COULD GO HUMAN HUNTING.

        PITY THEY CAN'T.

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      • Yes I would.

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    • Boojum

      Leopards are gorgeous beasts too, but I doubt if you'd want one wandering around your neighbourhood.

      I have no qualms about supporting the eradication of non-native species, and Australia is something of a special case since it's native flora and fauna is unique.

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      • gaz3912

        Frankly, I would not fear leopards wandering around my neighbourhood.

        Eradication is a dish best served by the human race.

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    • gaz3912

      Make up your mind for God's sake.

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  • Doesnormalmatter

    Yes I support it in most cases. Animals do have feelings but nothing near the same level as humans.

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  • Nikclaire

    If you eat or use the majority of the animal I am ok with it.

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  • Yes.

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