Resume fox hunting? Not in my name!

It has just been announced that the vote originally scheduled for tomorrow in the UK House of Commons on hunting with hounds has been delayed.

Readers will probably not be surprised to know that I personally strongly oppose a return to fox hunting. The ban was hard fought more than a decade ago and Britain became a better place for it.

Howver, I see little kids chasing and kicking out at pigeons on the street whilst their parents look on, people throwing stones at ducks on the canal, and there are still stories here of badger baiting and dog fighting (both of which are illegal). There are many other example of callous or deliberately unkind treatment of animals in my country and how can we tell people that such things are wrong if we again license a sport for the rich that has animal cruelty at its core?

If you are British, making your opposition known to your member of parliament on this topic remains important (there is evidence that the vast majority of British people oppose this retrograde step) and you can do this via the Humane Society International/UK link HERE  (Click on the wording under 'Tell your MP')