Re: Hunting is banned!
From: Dorian (dorafasalo_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/27/04
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Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 20:06:01 GMT
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 19:20:13 +0000 (GMT), Robert Seago
<rjseago@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <f9UYnOI8espBFw2t@farmeroz.port995.com>,
> Oz <oz@farmeroz.port995.com> wrote:
>> Robert Seago <rjseago@zetnet.co.uk> writes
>> >> > Er, it does if you're a majority.
>> >> > They just can't get their heads around the idea of democracy, these
>> >> > people.
>> >> >
>> >> So every minority pursuit should be made illegal?
>> >
>> >The problem is that the majority don't feel they like their property
>> >violated by a loud minority.
>
>> I know, protesters rarely stick to land they have permission to be on.
>
>Neither do hunters!
>
>I think it is time I repeated a point I made some time ago.
>
>Some 10 years ago I was approached by someone from the local hunt, who
>wanted to hunt in the reserve I look after.
>
>I said that I had no right to give permission, that the policy of my Trust
>was to allow the hunt to use the 20 ft wide right of way that a farmer
>has, and I gave them contact details for the Trust.
>
>They ignored all of this, combed the reserve way off of our courtesy
>paths, let alone the right of way, blocked all of the setts and earths
>they could find with straw, and then did there well known rampage around
>our private land on that Boxing Day.
>
>I kept away despite having heard that they were coming from the local
>grapevine, as I thought we would only get more grief, if there was any
>argument.
You should have informed the police and or the animal welfare groups
like the league, they could have set up CCTV etc.
>
>However the director had his Christmas disturbed as many of our members
>were very upset about the situation, and phoned him.
>
>I could mention the similar situation on another reserve some 25 miles
>away, and the land of a private landowner who is targetted regularly.
>
>I can tell you absolutely that I always spoke up for hunting, as I still
>do for shooting, which I do not do, and fishing which I do. This was
>because I do not regard the animal suffering incurred to be any more
>significant than other forms of cruelty.
>
>After that incident I lost all respect for the attitude of the hunters.
>This disrespect has become more strong of late, because they make such
>ridiculous claims about the supposed aspect of fox control, dogs having to
>be put down, thousands of jobs going, and even the human rights of
>themselves.
>
>As for the point about being able to keep the hunt off of private land I
>have not been aware of any successful prosecutions.
Then it's about time the issue was dealt with. Where are you?
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