THERE are at least two sides to every question. One must always weigh up the pros and cons.
Any right-minded person abhors cruelty where it can be avoided, but one must keep the subject in perspective.
I have always thought that these anti-hunt and animal rights people were less concerned about animal welfare than they were about the lar
ge legacies that are sometimes to be
harvested from the wills of well-meaning old ladies.
The trouble is that by appealing to the natural inclinations of a substantial minority, what will happen is that much of our heritage will be eroded then lost.
We are also talking about people's livelihoods and ways of life. What will be next? Fishing!
Sea fishing could be called cruel, could it not? Millions of fish gasping for "breath" then being gutted while still alive.
What about horse racing, especially steeple chasing and the horse trials where the unfortunate animals are made to participate in unnatural activities? All this not to mention bear-baiting and bullfighting. It seems to me these ban-everything people must be stopped before it is too late.
Foxes are not cuddly friendly animals, they are destructive vermin, as every farmer knows, and they would suffer a worse fate if other means of control have to be used.
Geoff Clayton
Highfield
Scarborough
