Who agrees?

[Shadow]

Who here agrees that the hunting ban in england should approve! I do! At least then it can spread over to my country, ireland! then other countries till hunting is officially illegal! "Yet dreams never come true..."

[FP]

Most definitely hope that the ban is approved, Shadow. Should have been banned many years ago. I believe strongly that hunting and killing animals for sport is morally wrong. It is a feeble excuse that it helps to control the fox population, because that is just not true. I would add that I am a country person and not a 'townie'

[Greedyfly]

I agree that hunting should be banned. But on the same note I wonder what will happen to the foxes when the population grows. I am sure that fox hunting was a way of keeping numbers down. Will it be a Canada Seal cull?? I hope not and I agree that hunting is cruel.

[Phantaxus]

Agree as well - The countryside alliance has ignored some of the real issues in the countryside in favour of this one. Real issues include Affordable housing Transport Poor wages - I can remember one summer while I was signing on standing outside the job centre looking at the cards in the windows and hearing some tourists who where clearly from a large city somewhere laughing and joking at the low wages for the jobs on offer.

[FP]

I really know how you feel Phantaxus. I used to work in a Job Centre in a very rural area and it is very disheartening. Also, our transport system is dreadful. I get so angry with people saying that you should 'walk to work' and leave your car at home, or get a bus. What bus? We have one bus a week on Market Day. I can catch it at 10.00am and it returns to my local bus stop at 12.30pm. And we live on a main road connecting two towns! My job is 12 miles away - I can't walk there and I am not prepared to cycle and risk life and limb on the main road. There is no property around here now under 100,000 and that is for a one bedroom starter home. We have an influx oof second home buyers and one of our nearest coastal towns is now called 'Chelsea on Sea'. The average wage probably is between �5.00 and �6.00 per hour for most of the available work in this area: what chance do people have of getting on the property ladder? As for foxes, the hunt round here catch a few but they certainly play no part in controlling the fox population! And the only livestock around here are a few cattle, chickens kept in chicken sheds and game birds that are reared solely to use for sport. Ok. I'll stop at this point. The whole issue just makes my blood boil! This was an issue about fox hunting and I have somewhat diverted. Sorry Shadow.

[Shadow]

Just wanna thank all who agreed on who thinks it should be banned! "An animal will know, trust with him and you will be rewarded" Get what i'm saying?

[2nosey]

i agree! however your right dreams will never come true sadly. we have as much chance of that happening then the dodo coming back!sorry to say that but it's true. you should get people to sign a pertition where you live. show your support. oh and i'm a 'townie' longing to live in the country!

[Shadow]

Just to say to miss, I am similar, i wouldn't like to live in a town anymore, I just wish to live somewhere peaceful and nothing like taxes on houses, just find a nice little cottage and live my naturious life! And for the pertition no-one will listen due to my young age, I'm not really liked much.

[honkytonkman]

I agree that fox-hunting is a complete nonsense. If it really were to keep down the fox population then a) they'd kill more than one fox per a day b) and like all legitimate jobs, the business would be streamlined to make it more efficient, so no need for people in silly costumes tooting horns and then smearing the bloodied fox's tail over a novice's face. In fact you'd see propbably see professionally trained people using high tech methods to kill as many foxes as possible in as short-a time as possible, for as little outlay as possible. I have it on good authority that the fox population will naturally self-regulate according to available food supply etc. Phantaxus is right. The countryside-alliance should be looking for affordable housing for people who wish to continue living in the villages in which they grew up, better transport links. etc.. I'm a country boy too.