Fox or stag hunting, practiced as a "pleasurable" pastime is indefencible. Full stop. Farming has been one of the most subsidised industries in Britain over the last thirty years or more. What have we have got in return? Less people working and living on the land, a shrinking wild life population, BSE and the future spectre of CJD and last year the worst ever outbreak of foot and mouth. (Which was a klondyke year for many in the agriculture bussiness) "The countryside is safe with us", we keep hearing, aye right. There is a fight going on here, but not town agin country but privilage, welth and position closing rank to protect their self intrests at any cost nomater who or what gets in their way.