Fox Hunting

[Xanadu2]

Originally Posted by C C

And if a hound is nasty to any other dogs, how are the kenneled together.

Indeed! Whenever I come across hounds, which happens regularly because they trail-hunt in the hills around here, they look slim and fit.

I was at a country show watching a hound parade when the person next to me started up about the scars on the hounds and how they must have been fighting at night when there was no kennelman around to discipline them. I looked and I looked and there was no way I could see these scars, but there were a few old marks on some hounds that could have been caused by running through thickets.

Anyway, when I said: 'What scars?' he insited he could see them.

Make of that what you will.

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by Cazzie

Thankfully no, I've not seen this happening around here.

I expect they just got 'told off'! They'll no doubt just move to another field/area and do it again - numbskulls...

Did you get the registration of the van Paul? Might be worth keeping your eyes peeled for it if you did.

But this may be like the ring-tailed harrier in West Norfolk.

How can the police _proove_ intent to hunt with dogs - the
owners will claim that they were just exercising their dogs
and they got off their leads, or jumped out unexpectedly when
the child opened the boot.

After all lots of labs, retrievers, Jack Russels etc set off
after rabbits when out walking.

[bunnylover]

The hounds you see out on their own have most likely got lost ,not abandoned,everyone knows a hound and farmers normally gather them up and phone the kennels to collect.A hound that is no longer of any use would nt be out on a days hunting.
Again my point is THINK,don t blindly assume,huntsmen know more about animal welfare and adore their hounds than most and it is a dangerous thing to make statements based on isolated experiences.

Just to add the worst condition dogs i have ever seen where in a spca kennel ,no box ,no water,poor condition.Big sign outside read The *spca does not take stray or abandoned animals.What do they do??????
Yes i have photos of the kennels in question and if i could afford it i would bring a private prosecution against them.
Sorry for going of topic but since one organisation is being hammered i think some facts about opposition is only fair.

[Paul mabbott]

You think things are bad here?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/us...?_r=1&adxnnl=1
&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1195038384-/tOSgqAJkk9hdmwrLEWRdA

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

You think things are bad here?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/us...?_r=1&adxnnl=1
&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1195038384-/tOSgqAJkk9hdmwrLEWRdA

I couldn't get a page with that link. what was the subject of it?

[C C]

Originally Posted by Kerry

I couldn't get a page with that link. what was the subject of it?

I could not at first. Try clicking on the advert that shows?

[C C]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

You think things are bad here?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/us...?_r=1&adxnnl=1
&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1195038384-/tOSgqAJkk9hdmwrLEWRdA

America are alot more cruel with their animals . They still use leg hold traps. And they use a lot of poisons.

One method of poisoning, is the use of a trigger activated bait tube. It is a small tube placed in the ground, which contains poison, and a small explosive charge. This device is then baited, when Fox/Coyote attempts to eat bait, it sets of charge, which forces the poison into the animals throat.

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by C C

I could not at first. Try clicking on the advert that shows?

I don't get an advert I get a page that says to gain access to the site I have to give them my email address and register. I never like giving my email out due to junk mail.

[Kerry]

I think that I have found the info that you mentioned if it is the fox pens with dogs put in to chase them.

This is akin to bagged foxes in this country and also providing artifical earths to encourage the foxes to breed and live there so that the hunts have something to chase. Quite sickening.

[bunnylover]

In an ideal world nature could deal with itself but it doesn t it needs controlled predator species need controlling to prevent decimation of prey species,the introduction of alien species has added further to the need of pest control and when the over emotional and ill informed make up the majority then the eventual outcome will obviousely be a decline in prey species in our countryside.Oh and after a few years they ll say that the extinct or those on the brink was attributed to cruel hunters.