Fox Hunting Should Be Banned

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Fox hunting is an 18th century traditional country sport. In which a

fox is release and hunted by specially breed fox hounds accompanied by

people not foot and mounted on horse's who charge around the

countryside in chase of the fox until it is lost or caught and

subsequently killed by the hounds. We in leicestershire have a strong

connection with fox hunting being regarded highly as a fox hunting

area not least due to the Quorn hunt in the county. Having been a

hunting county for so long the sport has integrated with the heritage,

key signs are the football team has a fox mascot, certain pubs have

titles that are connect to the sport as do roads and lots of other

buildings and locations around the area.

The sport is mainly partaken by aristocracy which are identified by

there hunting pink, the red coats they have along with the rest of

their dress and they are supported by country people who help organize

and attend the hunt on foot, such as the whipper-in who controls the

hounds.

Due to a rise in Anti Foxhunting views and organizations to gain

popularity in the upcoming election the labour party promised to hold

a free vote on the banning of fox hunting. The countryside alliance

disliked the free vote and massed large march in London the government

decided to issue a bill giving mp's the ability to vote on an ban,

allowance with strict restrictions on hole sealing breeding hunt foxes

and using dogs to dig out holed foxes, or phasing of hunting.

The hunters have been criticized about the hunt they state the fox is

a pest that destroy farmers livings by stealing and at times

needlessly killing live stock. That anti foxhunting protesters are

from town and don't understand country life, don't see that it's a

tradition that lots of jobs rely on. And the idea that foxes are

killed in a slow painful way is a lie because the hounds are trained

to kill quickly. And that hunting them keeps down their numbers that

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