Well I've studied all these posts, and apparently the main thing wrong with hunting is the facts that some hunters wear red coats. Gassing is fine, shooting is fine, hunting rabbits is fine, battery farming of hens is fine: but hunting is unbelievably wicked and uncivilised because huntsmen(some of them) wear red coats.

No - as your eariler contribtion was at pains to point out - not all wear red-coats.

As this past weekend has proved that eveyone can have a great day-out without this cruel aspect - perhaps someone would explain why they would wish to churn out the same old rubbish - in order to 'muddy the waters' to support and defend the continuation of this particular cruel practice?

Greg, are you now going to be supporting moves to legalise the practice of chasing, terrifing, exhausting and eventually killing foxes with dogs, for the sporting pleasure of a few? If so perhaps you can explain the justification for inflicting this particular form of cruelty?