Foxes torn apart by dogs (with which Iains has 'no problem') is wicked, cruel and unnecessary. There are other ways of controlling vermin.

I wonder if people like Iains have any imagination at all. The fox is absolutely terrified, runs until it can run no more, gasping for breath (for hours sometimes) and then faces the teeth of an entire pack of dogs. No living creature of any species deserves this.

I don't think anyone here has a problem with 'culling'. It's the manner in which it's carried out that disgusts.

And a bunch of horse-riders chasing one single fox can (as said by Greg and gillymor) hardly do much to address the situation.
They're doing it for 'fun', let's be honest, not vermin control.

And before anyone says I know nothing about it, I was a good rider many years ago, and took part in drag hunts (no live prey, just a scent trail) It is exhilarating and I quite understand that part.

Fox-hunting is on a level with bear-baiting, cock-fighting and hare-coursing.
One hopes we have progressed a bit from those barbaric days.