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Enlighten us on hunting dilemma


SIR – Regarding the hunting debate and Peter Luff’s comments regarding the fox.

It is quite evident that Mr Luff is not of the hunting fraternity and that he has not been briefed on what to say regarding fox hunting.

The hunt has always denied that they allowed and encouraged the fox to breed in the countryside in order that they could carry on their barbaric cruelty of cub hunting and fox hunting.

On one side Mr Luff argues the fox is vermin and needs to be destroyed but on the other side he says “without the hunt the fox would become extinct.” Perhaps Mr Burgess could enlighten us on this dilemma.

HELEN SMART,
Worcester.

Comments(1)

Bog Fox says...
5:21pm Wed 22 Apr 09

It is a bit of both. Hunts needed foxes to hunt but they also controlled their numbers to a satisfactory level. The benefits of control by using dogs was that there was no wounding rate and the control was species specific. Without hunting foxes have died out in some areas due to excessive pest control. In other areas they are over populated causing problems for farmers!


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