“I have followed fox hounds since the age of 10, on foot and I am now 67. I cannot afford a horse but unlike 95% of labour back benchers I am not jealous or envious of those that can. I have never read so much rubbish, spoken about the hunting of the fox with hounds in all my life. A fox hound will take out the sick, weak or young as nature does. A snare, poison or high powered rifle does not know any distinction. It breaks my heart to read some letters from people who can only be described as fools and completely ignorant on the subject of hounds. Where are these people during hours of darkness when unauthorised persons are going out into the country side carrying out a pastime called lamping. Where foxes are shot at using shot guns and rifles and if necessary involved lurcher dogs. I have seen and heard a fox caught in a snare and have seen a fox dragging it's back legs across a field having been shot and injured. I have also seen them curled up haveing eaten poison. The likes of Hilary Benn are completely and utterly ignorant, the Labour party never has and never will govern for the people of the countryside. They are riddled with jealousy and envy of people they see as tories on horseback. What they have failed to take into consideration is, the thousands of people who go like me on foot. Nearly half a million people marched through the streets of London to protest at the intended hunting ban of which I and my partner were a part of. We didn't cross the finishing line because we were so exhausted. I know at least 20 people who agree with me on the hunting issue but would not go as far as to attend any rally. Times that, or even half it and what do you have Mr Benn 5 million people who would never vote labour because of your stuipd class view on hunting. Anyone who considers that the fox has benefitted from this so called hunting ban is a fool. Foxes are destroyed by various means so much so that in some parts of the countryside they are becoming a rare sight. In my opinion there are two types of people opposed to fox hunting, 1 hard line left wing socialist, 2 a neurotic woman. I will leave you to judge which category you come under. God bless the fox hound and I can't wait for 7.00 am Saturday morning. Oh, and while I'm going on, why aren't you demonstrating outside Chinese restaurants for the demise of the tiger, rhino and the barbaric practice of extracting bile from bears? Also what about hala meat? Is it acceptable to cut an animals throat without first stunning it but then as the Labour party say we must support traditions and cultures of minorities and not give up our civil liberties hard fought for over hundreds of years except of course if you happen to be British.”

“i have seen this giles bradshaw ,s comments on several internet sites and quite frankly think his obssesion is pathological”

“Apex predators, like wolves and foxes DO NOT eat each other. This is just another excuse from the hunt lobby to try and justify their 'sport'. Some of them, like Mr Bradshaw, will argue that their hunting of foxes, takes place of the, now extinct, wolf. Utter RUBBISH!”

“Liberal pigs who whine and cry over every pathetic thing they can are wicked, vile and disgusting.”

“Amy
By the supporters' own figures, fox hunting only accounts for a small percentage of fox kills.
As for 'making sure those damn Tories got what they deserved': this is doing to hunting with dogs what should have been done when all the other blood sports were banned. The only reason it was excluded at that time was purely because the 'toffs' did it and it was 'there' (sic) government..
It's a historical imbalance on the basis of privilege far older than the miners' dispute.

As for becoming a vegitarian - you must mean true vegan, Rod. Eg no calves, no milk: no bullocks, no leather. The fact that is, man is biologically an omnivore.”

“Intraguild predation aside - fox hunting is about managing a population of animals to ensure the right balance between their numbers and the impact they have on human interests. Really sorry to break this fact to people but as lovely as foxes are they cause a lot of damage to farming stock and have no natural predators to keep there numbers in check. Now that fox hunting has been removed as a control method we've got shooting, snaring and trapping to do the job. In fact, the Government's own inquiry into hunting (The Burns Report) found that hunting was no less humane than other methods of control. Fox hunting was banned on the basis of old political point scoring - Tony Blair needed to placate his breying backbenchers, to make sure those damn Tories got what they deserved after the mine closures - this was the real reason for the ban. Its got sweet FA to do with animal welfare. The legislation as it stands is ill drafted and unworkable - the fact that it required a high court judgement to clarify points of law is evidence that even the courts have a problem interpreting it! This makes Parliament and our judicial system look laughable - something which must be reversed and replaced with something evidence based, proportionate and fair.”

“Edward Cutty-Dyer, I totally agree, it's well good innit!”

“Fox hunting is nothing short of wicked.”

“Is chasing a fox sport? The idea being to kil it if they can catch it. Does the fox have a chance?
Are they being bred for us to slaughter?
Well, I would suggest that they have more chance than cattle or poultry, who do not get the option of escape.
If we are to condemn the practice of hunting, lets all go to a vegetarian diet where no animals are killed for either pleasure or for food.”

“If you believe foxes need controling - the use of hounds is just one method - does anybody really think shooting for example is more humane - if you wound a fox you then need a pack of hounds to catch and kill it. Anninal rights people are only intersted in the "class war" certainly not the welfare of the fox.”