They’re off! The real joy of foxhunting
Thursday 29th December 2011, 5:30AM GMT.
Peter Rhodes writes: Foxhunting is a sport based almost entirely on whoppers, plus the curious belief among hunters that if Joe Public only understood hunting, he would support it (we do, thanks – and we don’t).
The annual festive fib is that if 500 people turned up to see the hunt on Boxing Day, that means 500 people supported the hunt.
Actually, it doesn’t work like that.
Some people go along hoping to see someone fall off.
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I’m in agreement with Peter Rhodes !
Off for a lie down . . .
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Sport? When the fox can fight back it may be at a stretch be called a sport but make no mistake, this is premeditated cold blooded murder. The fox is ripped screaming to pieces and the “people” on the horses love it. Incredible.
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