I don't like the idea of bullfighting. But it's not my heritage or culture. I would not intrude on another persons culture.

I don't hunt fox but it's been a "sport" for many hundreds of years. Both on horseback and on foot (as in the lake district). Because it's old doesn't make it acceptable but it is the culture of the people who do it. The associated industry behind it is also part of their culture. If there were no foxes then there would be no hunt. For a "sport" to have existed for so long means that there is no immediate danger of hunting out the fox.

If we turned to gassing or shooting and all the issues behind these controls (think that when you gas a fox-hole you also gas the other mammals who use these runs) we could upset the ecology.

It's an emotional subject and I am not up to supporting or vilifying the hunters but I do like to support freedom. It may be too unspeakably cruel for some people to tolerate but it is a way of like for others. I would be annoyed if someone tried to alter my way of life.

Spot (who is not a fox hound or terrier) the Dog