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Why fox hunting should be banned?
But despite the ban on traditional hunts, continuing to train hounds to follow such scents could lead to wild quarry animals such as foxes being disturbed, chased and killed if they pick up the scent of a live animal on the trail.
Is hunting foxes wrong?
Why is fox hunting bad? Scientific evidence shows that the animals targeted in fox hunting suffer physical and mental stress when chased by a hunt, whether or not they are eventually killed.
Why do many argue that fox hunting is cruel?
Because it’s illegal, the hunters can no longer admit to enjoying using dogs to kill animals. So, they’ve come up with these excuses instead: Foxes have no natural predators, so people have to control them. Shooting is more cruel because the fox might be wounded and not killed.
What is the argument for fox hunting?
Although many of the ‘for’ arguments are logical, most pro-hunters want the ban to be appealed in favour of ‘tradition’ and ‘sport’. Farmed animals may be killed for the production of food, badgers culled to prevent disease spread, yet the main reason for fox hunting is for the enjoyment of those few who participate.
Is Fox hunting still legal?
A ban on hunting in Scotland had been passed in 2002, but it continues to be within the law in Northern Ireland and several other areas, including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland and the United States.
Is fox hunting still legal?
In which country hunting is illegal?
In fact, many countries such as Kenya, Botswana and Zambia have already banned trophy hunting. The industry is expanding in southern Africa and Tanzania but is static or declining in Central and West Africa.
Why is hunting cruel?
Many animals endure prolonged, painful deaths when they are injured but not killed by hunters. Hunting disrupts migration and hibernation patterns and destroys families. For animals such as wolves, who mate for life and live in close-knit family units, hunting can devastate entire communities.
Why is hunting illegal?
Is it an offence to hunt a fox with a dog?
This question is answered in the Hunting Act itself, particularly the manner in which it “outlaws” fox hunting. Article 1 states that a “person commits an offence if he hunts a wild mammal with a dog”. But the provision continues: “Unless his hunting is exempt.”
What’s the problem with the fox hunting ban?
Citizens committed to the ban try to observe fox hunters in the act of an illegal hunt, but they sometimes face abuse from fox hunting supporters [source: Lyall ]. Those opposed to the ban argue that otherwise law-abiding members of society are a persecuted minority, and public support for the hunts remains strong.
What happens to foxes when they are killed?
When foxes are killed, others simply move into the vacated territory or more cubs are born to make up the numbers. That aside, fox hunting is, in my opinion, the least efficient and one of the most inhumane ways of culling and – tellingly – many hunts have been caught breeding foxes to ensure adequate supply. Why is fox hunting back in the news?
When does the Fox Hunt End in the UK?
In some countries, such as the United States, the hunt is over when the fox is driven underground by the dogs, but in British tradition, the hunt ends when the hounds kill their prey, the fox. While some people will always see hunting and killing an animal as wrong, it’s reasonable to wonder why fox hunting caused such hullabaloo.