Monkey Do said:
Nice quote from some countryside alliance woman on the radio this morning:
"We're sick of the Government who we elected to sort out our public services telling us what to eat, what to smoke and what to do with our free time"
Maybe we're not so different after all?
I seriously doubt that she voted for a Labour government who were commited to banning hunting tho. :rolleyes:
A more truthfull statment would have been;
"We're sick of the Government,
who we didn't vote for, trying to sort out our public services, advising us what is healthy to eat, telling us
where to smoke and how to behave in a civilised manner."
I notice their reaction to not being able to kill foxes etal is to threaten to slaughter their own hounds and horses rather than convert to drag hunting.
kitkat said:
Unless they are all vegetarian then they are certainly aiding far worse cruelty to animals than fox hunting does, far worse. On a mass scale. institutional torture.
Or they could just eat organic meat and dairy products.
Which despite your claim
are treated more humanely
Q: Does organic mean high animal welfare standards?
Yes. Organic standards maintain high levels of animal welfare which are ensured through monitoring of housing, stocking densities, veterinary treatments and feed of each registered farm. Organic standards minimise the negative effects of transporting animals.
Soil association
kitkat said:
If the people had put half the effort into protesting into someting worthwhile such as against research, or meat industry, something far greater might have been achieved.
They do!
But your argument is flawed anyway.
The banning of slavery could be said to have been a step towards the introduction of anti racism laws in this country. Should we not have banned slavery until racism was eliminated?
kitkat said:
and foxes are instinct killers, killing for fun, baby anuimals, as many ducks/hens as pos, rabbits... they are bad news and shhould be removed if possible.
What so that institutionalised cruelty can continue unmolested in the non-organic farming industry? :no:
Also if they are 'instinct killers' they are hardly 'killing for fun', that would be a glaring logical inconsistancy in your argument.
Ducks and hens tend to fly away when threatened by a fox. When kept in confined spaces (cages) which are inadequetely secured, so that foxes get in, yes carnage occurs but that situation is hardly the fault of the fox.
Rabbits would be considered vermin in an agricultural setting which is why beagle and harrier packs exist to hunt them. Since their natural predators are too busy fleeing from foxhunters.
PHLUR :sun:
