Fox hunting

I have no sympathy for the fox hunting lobby, which has been out in full force recently. It managed to penetrate the very heart of democracy when rural protestors surreptitiously entered the Commons to remonstrate with the powers that be. Outside Parliament there was further trouble.

Fox hunting is an archaic, anachronistic and cruel sport. It is a remnant of a feudal era, a time when a person’s position in life was determined by the accident of birth. Those fortunate enough to be born in an upper class family had, among other pursuits, hunting to keep them occupied. The less fortunate toiled in the fields, eking out a hand to mouth existence. That still happens in some countries, such as in parts of Pakistan.

Hunting should have no place in modern society.