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This is the law

12:50pm Wednesday 26th January 2011 in Read

SIR – I fully support Simon McCullough’s letter (Worcester News, January 6). Hunting with a pack of hounds is illegal. A huntsman in Somerset has been convicted twice under the Hunting Act for doing just that. Lots of laws are heavily criticised by various people. They are still the laws of the land.

PAULINE BURGESS
Malvern

Comments(8)

New Kid on the Block says...
10:35pm Wed 26 Jan 11

Whether hunting with a pack of hounds is illegal or not depends on what you are hunting.
Drag hunting for example is perfectly legal.

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tub_thumper says...
10:02pm Thu 27 Jan 11

You may call me sad, but I’ve done a little bit of research that’s a little more ‘close to home’. Hunt supporters say the anti-hunting community are the minority.
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Simon McCullough’s letter “Really, so much for peace on Earth” on 6th January 2011 started the ball rolling for this recent fox hunting debate.
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Since Simons letter, there have been another 5 letters (6 in total to date). One of these letters is for fox hunting. The other five are against fox hunting. There are in total, 40 comments for these letters. There are a couple more comments but they have no meaning. 16 of these comments are for fox hunting. 24 are against fox hunting.
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This gives the percentage of this debate (amongst local people) as 40% are for hunting and 60% are against. What more can I say?

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New Kid on the Block says...
10:23pm Thu 27 Jan 11

Too small a sample to have any statistical value. Also how many people are responsible for multiple postings.
With one email sent round to a few people I could change the figures considerably but I prefer to allow people to comment only if they choose, not because they have been alerted to the debate.

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tub_thumper says...
10:38pm Thu 27 Jan 11

What statistical value do you want? I gave you the overall population statistical value, which equalled as 0.6% of England and Wales for hunting. I now give you the local view from this website as 40% for and 60% against. What else is their to give!?
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Where is your evidence for the 27% of the population that is against the ban?

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tub_thumper says...
11:00pm Thu 27 Jan 11

Multiple postings? There have been 6 hand-written letters from 6 different people. 5 of which are against hunting. This now suggests that just above 83.35% are against the ban and the other 16.65% are for the ban.
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Whichever statistical value you take (England & Wales, Worcestershire, Worcester News online community), you begin to find that the majority of people are against fox hunting. If I included Scotland then the percentage of for hunting would be even smaller.

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Demigod says...
3:24pm Fri 28 Jan 11

Why don't the people who hunt foxes, hunt chavs instead? They'd be harder to catch in their Saxo VTR's, therefore giving the huntsmen more of a challenge. Most of them have knives or some sort of weapon so there's the danger of a possible fight back, which will only make the experience more edgey. And ultimately they'd be doing the world much more of a favour than seeing off a few worthless foxes that most people think are cute. New anti fox hunting slogan. BACK THE BAN - SLAY THE CHAVS! I'd suggest it will receive a lot more public support aside from the council estates and who cares what they think anyway!! SLAY THE CHAVS, SLAY THE CHAVS!!!

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Maggie Would says...
10:11am Sat 29 Jan 11

Demigod, I am shocked by what you wrote, but I confess it made me laugh my socks off!

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Doogie 46 says...
2:49pm Sat 29 Jan 11

Great idea Demigod - judging from some of the online comments relating to today`s lead article about Tudor Grange Academy, that would be a good place for the first meet to be held!!!

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