Originally, this dog is bred for the purpose
of hunting foxes, however, because of its running skills and great stamina, it also became the best dog to use for hunting deer.
Not exact matches
For example, we should stop «
hunting for sport or furs; farming minks,
foxes and other animals for their fur; capturing wild animals (often after shooting their mothers) and imprisoning them in small cages for humans to stare at; tormenting animals to make them learn tricks for circuses, and tormenting them to make them entertain the folks at rodeos; slaughtering whales with explosive harpoons; and generally ignoring the interests
of wild animals as we extend our empire
of concrete and pollution over the surface
of the globe» (ALNE 23).
Eggnog frolics, candy - pullings, charades, dances and every description
of games that can be played indoors or out and indulged in, and horseback - riding, driving,
fox -
hunting, bird -
hunting, and every description
of equestrian exercise are participated in by both sexes.
Fox hunting, Kroenke - style is illegal now, as are all forms
of animal cruelty.
Mill CreekHunt in Wadsworth, Ill. has as master
of fox hounds Mrs. James Simpson Jr.What's more, she and her three lady whippers - in are vastly more attractive onor off a horse than their traditional opposites, and they are so proficientthat they
hunt the Mill Creek hounds without benefit
of a professionalhuntsman, a situation rare in
fox hunting.
A smaller, but no less dedicated, group in the beagle fraternity is the pack masters, people with more time and money who prefer to run beagles as individually owned packs with much
of the formality
of a
fox hunt.
Plenty
of time as someone else said for the coks to choke and the
Foxes (who I applaud along with their manager) to be
hunted down by us Gunners!
Pursued today from coast to coast, the
fox has been a favorite quarry for 200 years in the U.S., and the talk
of the members, the elite
of American
fox hunting, was not a far cry from the 18th century.
This principle argument has, however, spun off countless sub-debates on what level
of pest
foxes are; what damage is caused by
hunts to the countryside; and what freedoms and liberties the individual has.
«I'm afraid the stuff on
fox hunting, none
of us saw it coming.
There is no reason similar cases could not be won for any number
of political or social sympathies — from supporting
fox hunting to reading Batman comics.
In August 2006, Exmoor Foxhounds huntsman Tony Wright became the first person to be convicted
of illegally
hunting a
fox under the terms
of the act.
This culminated in the September 2002 «Liberty and Livelihood» March through London, organised by the Countryside Alliance, when an estimated 400,000 people demonstrated in support
of rural concerns, chief among which was keeping
fox hunting.
Historically they didn't vote on issues which applied only to England but all
of a sudden they're intending to vote against
fox hunting in England.
The rural affairs minister, Alun Michael, introduced a new
hunting bill in December 2002 which would ban stag
hunting and hare coursing and introduce a system
of licensing for
fox hunting.
Although all forms
of hunting are controversial,
fox hunting was the most widespread form
of hunting with dogs, and as such, has been the focus
of public and political attention.
On animal welfare, the Burns report did conclude that
hunting «seriously compromises the welfare
of the
fox», but suggested that other methods such as using shotguns during the day or snaring could be considered equally cruel.
A number
of different animals have been
hunted with dogs, including
foxes, deer, hares and mink, with each quarry species
hunted in a different way.
The development
of modern
fox hunting is believed to have arisen following the Restoration in 1660, and modelled on the royal sport
of stag
hunting.
Fox hunting has also emerged as a symbol
of tensions between urban and rural Britain.
The issue
of fox hunting was part
of a wider issue relating to a political attack by the Labour Party on rural England and we fully support rural communities to decide for themselves if they want
fox hunting or not.
«As the independence
of members
of the House
of Commons has decreased under the system
of party discipline — it is known as «whipping» by analogy with the
fox hunting practice
of whipping pack
of hounds into order for the pursuit — so both the quality and reputation
of MPs has declined, rendering them even less likely to behave independently.
The Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael has said the Government would neither «oppose nor support» an application from the Countryside Alliance to delay the implementation
of the ban on
fox hunting.
As it happens, personally, I've always been in favour
of fox hunting and we maintain our commitment — we had a commitment previously — as a Conservative Party to allow a free vote and that would allow parliament to take a decision on this.
The law, introduced by Labour in 2004, bans the use
of dogs to
hunt foxes and other wild mammals in England and Wales.
12:29 - John Spellar (Lab, part
of the furniture) asks if the M still wants to repeal the
fox hunting ban.
She has declared that she is personally in favour
of fox hunting
As it happens, personally I have always been in favour
of fox hunting and we maintain our commitment, we have had a commitment previously as a Conservative party, to allow a free vote.»
The argument that
hunting is supposedly insignificant in managing the
fox population, as claimed by the anti-
hunting groups, once again fails to understand that as a wildlife management process, it is not about the numbers killed, but the health and reduced level
of the population left alive that is important.
Arguments about the economic importance
of shooting, and the use
of shooting for pest control as well as sport or
hunting, are stirring memories
of the bitter struggle over
fox -
hunting of a decade ago.
Dominic Raab, the justice minister, is a robust defender
of our ancestral liberties: he just doesn't see the need to restore the freedom to
hunt foxes with hounds — which is what the amendment would do in practice.
As much as I dislike
fox -
hunting, that particular ban seemed spiteful and unnecessary - certainly considering the amount
of parliamentary time it consumed.
Fox hunting with hounds was outlawed by Tony Blair's Labour government in 2004 and polls suggest that more than 80 per cent
of people are now opposed to the practice.
But May baffled and frustrated many
of her own MPs by saying during the election campaign that she supported
fox -
hunting would offer a free vote on lifting the ban.
Under the current law, passed after years
of parliamentary battles,
hunts are allowed to use two dogs to flush out
foxes that can then be shot for pest control purposes.
Certainly numerous inquiries have failed to demonstrate that, although the Burns inquiry did contribute to the gaiety
of the nation by concluding that
hunting with dogs «seriously compromises» the welfare
of the
fox.
So instead we are left with this angry, class - ridden confusion in which we lash out at
fox hunting because it's done by posh psychopaths and consider the image
of a man fishing somehow idyllic.
David Cameron was accused
of lying to the Commons today, when a lighthearted response to a question on
fox -
hunting saw him tell MPs he had never broken the law.
Oliver Letwin, the Cabinet minister given the job
of drawing up the manifesto, has agreed to commit to a free vote on 2004's
Hunting Act, which outlawed the
hunting of foxes and a number
of other wild animals with hounds.
At the time
of the vote in 2004, however, 61 % supported Parliament's decision to outlaw
fox hunting, while 30 % opposed it.
It would be like conducting a poll on
fox hunting in the Countryside Alliance's Facebook group and presenting that as representative
of the countryside's views on foxhunting.
• Labour supporters who switched to the Tories early in the campaign, were scared off by the dementia tax and the possible return
of fox hunting, and have come back to the fold • Supporters
of smaller parties - the Lib Dems, the Greens and to a lesser extent Ukip - switching to Labour • Young voters
«Do you think the Conservative pledge to hold a vote on whether to make the
hunting with dogs
of deer, hares and
foxes legal again is more in keeping with a «nasty party» or a «Compassionate Conservative» party?»
The group's frontman Morrissey is a famously outspoken critic
of former Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher and a vocal opponent
of fox hunting.
Simon Titley, who knew Clegg when he was an MEP in Brussels between 1999 and 2005, says he has only seen him truly passionate about one issue — the abolition
of fox hunting, which he opposed from a libertarian point
of view.
«In these circumstances, it is right and proper that we assert the Scottish interest on
fox hunting by voting with Labour against the Tories» proposals to relax the ban - in the process, reminding an arrogant UK government
of just how slender their majority is - just as we will vote against the Tory welfare cuts next week, and appeal to Labour to join us.»
BBC presenter Andrew Marr (left) was forced to apologise after falsely accusing the Prime Minister (right)
of saying
fox hunting is his favourite sport
«The study has the grandeur
of providing a big picture
of the advent
of farming and how this shift from
hunting and gathering to food production had a crucial impact on the evolutionary history
of Europe, East Africa, India and Central Asia,» says Carles LaLueza -
Fox, a palaeogeneticist at the Institute
of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona, Spain.
Marmots are
hunted by
foxes, coyotes and, to a lesser extent, bears; about 50 percent
of marmots die in their first year
of life.
One good outcome
of the hung parliament chaos is a Queen's speech devoid
of an utterly unscientific vow to resume
fox -
hunting, says Stephen Harris