Originally Posted by californiankinglover

but the fox can be chased for hours. can you imagine running for hours and then being ripped apart?
you would be suprised how short they are chased for, once the hounds get the scent the fox is dead within seconds, and they are not ripped apart, as the hounds kill it (humaine as they snap the neck), and then the hunt leader retrieves it.

And why shoudl it make a difference if they are "vermin" or not? They still have feelings. Still have cubs that will never see their mothers again
well its legal to kill vermin, not legal to kill domestic animals (well you would be charged for animal cruelty)

the main type of hunting used now anyway is drag hunting, the fox is shot (doesnt always work and fox is left injured, suffering a slow painful death for days, hence why the hound method is more humaine) it is then soaked in a barrel of water for a week or so, the fox is then draged along, to create the scent, and the water is also used for the scent. so the dogs still follow it and get no were.

Originally Posted by californiankinglover

fox hunting is actually one of the most humaine ways of dispatching of foxes, im not saying im for or agaisnts it, but the fox is dead within seconds, were as if the fox is shot, more often than not it is left just injured, and dies a slow painful death, once the hounds get the fox, its dead within a second. edit: also foxes are classed as vermin, domestic dogs arent

and back to the original topic, i dont think it can be ilegal, as you wouldnt be able to buy frozen rats (or mice for that fact) off the internet