Reasons Why Fox Hunting Should Be Banned

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The current ban on fox hunting has been very controversial, and there have been many arguments, both for and against hunting. Fox hunting is typically viewed as a traditional British activity, but actual fox hunting that uses hounds takes place all over the world. Historically wherever the British have gone building their empires, they have taken the sport of fox hunting43 with them. In addition, plenty of other countries have their own fox hunting traditions. In France, Italy and Ireland they are thriving fox hunts. In many parts of France: foxes, hares, wild boars, and mink are all hunted.

People who support fox hunting believe that it is a sport and a way of preventing foxes from overrunning …show more content…

Foxes eat farmer's chickens, other livestock, and their crops and therefore they believe that they have a right to kill the fox. Those who take part in it and enjoy it believe that they should be able to carry it on.

However there are people who believe fox hunting is an evil cruel barbaric pastime, which farmers those who take part in it call a sport. The people who think fox hunting is evil believe that is cruel to kill a poor innocent creature that is only trying to find food to feed its family. Foxes are lovely, calm, quiet creatures that always run as soon as they see humans, so this must show that they are definitely more frightened of us than we are of them. During a hunt the poor foxes are chased out of their homes even when they are only cubs and sometimes their parents and family are killed. This must be a horrible experience for them. Animals have their own rights and feelings as well as humans. We do not kill humans if they kill or eat a farmer's chicken or lambs so why should it be different for foxes. Foxes have a natural animal instinct that's drives them to kill and to eat chickens and they should not be put through this kind of

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