Phanerothyme Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 That's not a similarity between them that is a similarity in some people's attitude towards them. And it's only when they interact with mankind that people have an attitude. Or are chickens like tiny feathered tuna fish because both are edible and delicious? No reply from anyone regarding the idea that foxes kill for "fun" - as one fox seems to have said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 That's only when they interact with you. I find tunafish rancid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 If hunting with dogs was a working class activity this thread wouldn't even exist, we are beset with hypocrites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 If hunting with dogs was a working class activity this thread wouldn't even exist, we are beset with hypocrites. If it was a working class activity it probably would have been banned 100 years or so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 We still permit fishing. Because that of course doesn't involve cruelty at all. Does it? After all anglers don't dress in red jackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastbank Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 If hunting with dogs was a working class activity this thread wouldn't even exist, we are beset with hypocrites. tell that to the lads in north east derbyshire....they hunt with dogs every weekend...and the odd shotgun....rabbit stew anyone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernStar Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 dont knock it until you tried it;) its a great day out for all the family,nature, fresh air, horseriding and a few drinks.... I have never tried it, I can see how you would go for the fresh air, horse riding and all the rest of it but chasing a small animal until the poor thing just can't run any more just to get excited about watching the poor thing getting torn to pieces strikes me as being a little sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Such a well reasoned, thoughtful post.... Tell me Rich - seriously, do you think that appending a loopy to the end makes your posts seem better in some way? Still waiting btw Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 We still permit fishing. Because that of course doesn't involve cruelty at all. Does it? After all anglers don't dress in red jackets. I believe they are 'pink', as the shibboleth goes. The human empathy quotient for fish is much lower than with mammals. And of course without fishing, our waterways would be a mess. If foxes were in fact apes, would everyone be so sanguine about killing them - of course not. It's a continuum. Foxes have two forward facing eyes, and show quite a degree of intelligence (even the best defended chicken coops can be cracked by a cunning fox) so our empathy for them is generally greater than say, slime molds or lampreys ,but less than apes and lemurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Fox hunting is cruel and repulsive. It is carried out by cowardly nincompoops who pretend that it a means of pest control. It is merely a means by which blood thirsty idiots enjoy the prolonged and inhumane killing of a defenceless animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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