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1. As I understand it (from a Spectator article, so take with a pinch of salt) the use of the Parliament Act would require that the Bill be put before the House of Commons prior to 16th September. If this is accurate, a more useful — and non-hypothetical — question would ask whether any changes to the Parliamentary programme for the second and third weeks of September are planned. That wouldn’t get a straight answer either, but it’s a bit less feeble than the questions answered above.

   (I’d be interested to know if that factlet about the Parliament Act is, in fact, true. I can’t find the article on the Spectator’s web site to quote chapetr and verse from — sorry.)

   Comment by Chris Lightfoot — 6 Sep 2004 on 5:53 pm | Link

2. I think it should be banded getting enjoyment out of another animals pain is sick, people say it is a sport that has been in our culture for years well so was bear bating do people condem this. If they are a pest shoot them do iut dont chase they and enjoy it.Many may argue why should the goverment decide this but they must. It is harming any animal, zooaffilia is is illegal should that be the publics choice, coz fox hunting is just as bad. there have been some cases in england where domestic cats are caught and released and dogs set on them,is that right coz its just the same as fox hunting

   Comment by Charlotte — 17 Sep 2004 on 5:02 pm | Link

3. coz?

   Comment by Colonel Mad — 18 Sep 2004 on 8:45 am | Link

4. Oh dear. Poor Charlotte like many of the animal rights lobby shows the sort of written skills that they apply to their putting of what they think is the right and wrong case for hunting. I suggest she read the two major reports from the goverment and the imperical data – I do not hunt but I can see the facts when they are plain and simple, rather like Charlotte. What about freedom of choice??? Far less important than animal rights – a world gone mad.

   Comment by The Major — 13 Jan 2005 on 11:37 am | Link

5. in my personal opinion i think that the fox hunting ban is no use for britian and does not solve any problems. The numbers of foxes that weere being killed by hounds were and are alot less than the number of foxes being killed by shooting. I also disagree with the fact that fox hunting is well known as a ‘blood sport’. this is unfortunatly being related to as a ‘blood sport’ because of relativly undereducated people who beleive the sterotypical view that the foxes are actually killed by the dog malling it. This is wrong. The fox is actually not put through much pain and will be killed within 3 seconds of being caught and also you do not call fishing a blood sport even though it is still killing an animal. in my opinion the reason that it is not known as a ‘blood sport’ is becuase we eat fish and so the meat is being used for human food. I also disagree with people who actually think that the ban is working. This is wrong in the protesters point of veiw because one problem that they had was the fact that within the coming years the fox population will decrease dramaticly and that they may even become extinct. This may be right but it has now been made so that there is more people killing foxes by shooting them which means there is going to be alot more foxes dieng and so not only will the fox population decrease but they will also become extinct alot faster than expected.

   if you want to reply to my comment or ask me any questions on my point of view then feel free to e-mail me. my e-mail address is: graham_2k6_1234@hotmail.com

   Comment by daniel graham — 4 Dec 2006 on 4:25 pm | Link

6. in my personal opinion i think that the fox hunting ban is no use for britian and does not solve any problems. The numbers of foxes that weere being killed by hounds were and are alot less than the number of foxes being killed by shooting. I also disagree with the fact that fox hunting is well known as a ‘blood sport’. this is unfortunatly being related to as a ‘blood sport’ because of relativly undereducated people who beleive the sterotypical view that the foxes are actually killed by the dog malling it. This is wrong. The fox is actually not put through much pain and will be killed within 3 seconds of being caught and also you do not call fishing a blood sport even though it is still killing an animal. in my opinion the reason that it is not known as a ‘blood sport’ is becuase we eat fish and so the meat is being used for human food. I also disagree with people who actually think that the ban is working. This is wrong in the protesters point of veiw because one problem that they had was the fact that within the coming years the fox population will decrease dramaticly and that they may even become extinct. This may be right but it has now been made so that there is more people killing foxes by shooting them which means there is going to be alot more foxes dieng and so not only will the fox population decrease but they will also become extinct alot faster than expected.

   if you want to reply to my comment or ask me any questions on my point of view then feel free to e-mail me. my e-mail address is: graham_2k6_1234@hotmail.com

   Comment by daniel graham — 4 Dec 2006 on 4:26 pm | Link

7. heya we r doing reasearch on the fox hunting and we were just looking for some information we have read all your comments and they were very helpful thankyou all for the help. we also were wondering if any of you have any more helpful information on this topic because we want full marks. lol. thankyou all.

   Becca Robz Ema n Ema n Loz

   Comment by beccanrobznema — 7 Dec 2006 on 12:01 pm | Link

8. i am for the fox hunting idea because foxes can become very visious and evil

   Comment by becca — 7 Dec 2006 on 12:08 pm | Link

9. Fox hunting should be banned beacuse killing of it does destroys the species and everyliving organism in this world have the right to live. So fox hunting should be banned! jerinandrews2007@yahoo.co.in

   Comment by jerin — 3 Mar 2007 on 10:42 pm | Link

10. you spastics up for banning foxhunt should me murderd with the foxes
    foxes are evil chicken killers they got 8 of my chickens and some were chicks

    Comment by monkeys arse — 25 Mar 2007 on 8:36 pm | Link

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