Do you support the practice of hunting foxes with dogs?
In 2004 the government passed the Hunting Act which banned the practice of hunting mammals with dogs in England and Wales. The Act allows dogs to sniff out foxes but bans them from killing. The Act does not prevent hunters from using dogs to “drag hunt" which uses dogs to track and sniff out foxes. Proponents argue that fox hunting with dogs is a time honored tradition that supports rural communities. Opponents argue that killing foxes with dogs is cruel since the hunted animals suffer severe physiological and psychological stress during the hunt - whether they are killed or not.
@9F49VTM7mos7MO
Yes, As long as it doesn't effect the local fox population of the area
@9F2MBPCIndependent7mos7MO
No, grant easier access to firearms
@9DZQ79JIndependent Left7mos7MO
Yes, I love killing innocent animals
I neither support nor condemn the practice.
@9CCRG7910mos10MO
No but it should be legal
@9B3B45F1yr1Y
Yes, but with regulations to reduce animal cruelty and impact on natural habitats
@97Y5X2Y1yr1Y
No, and it should be made illegal along with hare coursing and greyhound racing
Dependent on how many foxes are killed
@964MQGK1yr1Y
Yes, as long as their intention is to consume the foxes
As long as they don’t make the species extinct
@94RF8W82yrs2Y
I think as a sport it shouldn't be allowed but hunting for food is ok
@92TPX932yrs2Y
Any hunting for food, yes, otherwise never
@92FXL4M2yrs2Y
Yes, but the number of hunts per year must be limited and in a different rural village each time so the business that the hunt brings is more spread out
@8Y5VGJ52yrs2Y
Yes but protect population
Not really unless there is an overpopulation threatening human economics or livestock or poultry.
@8C5RDBV4yrs4Y
Yes, but regulated to promote healthy population sizes.
@8CWNV9J4yrs4Y
Yes, but protect population sizes
@8XR8DQ22yrs2Y
Only in areas where foxes are overpopulated and are proven to be a hazard to the local environment.
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