Brian's face when the hunting lady in blue is speaking is hilarious.

"Foxes don't have feelings" such a stupid thing to say

@johnbleakley4125

11 ай бұрын

Pathetic thing to say! All animals have feelings(as do all so-called human beings).

rock on Brian and still a legend

aaagh that lady in blue is so stubborn >:( how it is possible she believes that animals do not feel pain and stress in the same way than humans do?? we ALL are beings who have feelings such as fear & pain! I hope she could be more compassionate...

Foxes don’t have feelings! Wow what an ignorant statement

As the ex hunting lady said the hunt chased a fox for five miles chased out of the area, the farmer has no more problems, no more foxes in the are, so no need to continue, Now all ride back.

Yet he accepted a gong from a family who hunt. Can't reconcile that.

You must be blind to not SEE that hunting down the foxes and tearing them apart is plain wrong...

0:31 lol

Interesting to see that the people interviewed in favour of killing and cruelty, were also the only ones hurling rude insults to the others.

@clarebell5926

6 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this reply, and you've voiced here exactly what I was thinking when I watched this whole interview!! :)

Celine Dion?

Fox hunting isn't really part of the hunting culture where I'm from (or America in general probably), but I feel like these people have lost sight of what hunting is as a concept altogether. Killing an animal is in no way akin to taking human life it's crazy when people say this. Foxes are also adept hunters, and while gratuitous pain isn't what any hunter I've known is out to get (for one adrenaline ruins the meat lol) I feel like the entire conversation is reductive. Hunting binds us to nature in a way that no jaunt through the forest with a camera ever could. It reminds us not only that living comes at a cost, but that we are part of nature rather than some disparate entity above it. There are still cultures in Africa who take turns in a relay style hunt wherein they run their prey unto literal exhaustion. Furthermore, if we're to hold the "they're just like you and me" statement to task, a bullet is way more humane than what any rabbit might suffer at the hands of that same fox. All I can take away from this is how grossly detached Europeans have become to the reality of nature and what it actually takes to ensure there is still some wild left for future generations. Not entirely sure about what it's like in England, but in the U.S it's money generated by hunting and taxes paid for every box of ammo (regardless of its intended use) that ensure land immune to development and open to public enjoyment is acquired. In fact, turkeys and white tail deer were almost extinct yet now they are once again a ubiquiotous part of the landscape all because of hunting. When europeans first arrived there was a population of 3 million or so white tails, now there are over 30 lol which is pretty incredible if you think about it. Yes while market hunting once helped draw those populations so dismally close to extinction, it was also (and continues to be) the incessant development of land that really threatened wildlife. Today, that is no less true, and is actually endangers exponentially more species than bullets could. Once hunters realized said animals were being exhausted the community rushed to restrain and regulate itself to avoid that very outcome. Nobody cares about the fox except the hunters. Even the people who are against it only notice BECAUSE people are hunting them. They have no vested interest and arent willing to tear their house down or pay the money the hunting community puts out to ensure habitat for a fox population. To that end the guise of management is almost more misleading, all hunting is managing even if the ends are to justify the hunt itself. But even if the anti-hunters win, how long before complacency leaves the foxes to the hounds of urban sprawl? The hunting community appreciates wildlife in a way that non-hunters simply cannot. That's why it's hunters who have the greatest vested interest in ensuring there are animals left to hunt. However ironic that might seem the simple fact is we are incapable of true altruism. Even in Africa, the profit behind herds of elephants and all kinds of exotic game comes from hunting first and tourist sightseeing second. Anyway, I just wish a real hunter would have a voice in this conversation and not people who "enjoy the social aspects and so forth" of the endeavor. I LOVE hunting, not because I'm a sadist, but because I love meat. That guy really pisses me off. He's so detached from the reality of the world around him - however good his intentions his ignorance allows the allure of fool's gold. Not only will I not take a shot if I don't think I can harvest my kill, I never feel more alive than in the pursuit of life or a part of nature than when I'm hunting. I'd contend I understand my query because I have to if I ever want to harvest it, and respect alone demand I do everything I can to ensure I harvest game. I'll tell you with absolute certainty, I not only have immense respect for every animal I've killed, but far more than what I have for those calling me a sadist because I engage in something they don't even try to understand. Whatever that lady saw I'm sure it was more likely post mortem twitching. Shooting something in the head leaves little room for error. In fact it's the cleanest, least painful shot to make. The only reason it is advised AGAINST is because it's hard to make and a miss means there's a high probability it'll cause undue suffering unto the animal (once again also what they teach in hunter-ed 101). Lastly, a fox while feeling and alive, is not sentient in the way we are. That is to say, a fox doesn't sit around with meta-wonderment. A fox does not ponder "why am I fox?" or "I wish I were a dog." Even if a fox COULD, it is hard enough for a human to make those inquiries when they're hungry and engaged in the simple yet all-important act of SURVIVAL. These questions are useless when you're hungry, cold, and have a family to feed. A fox, like most animals, simply is. Far from asking whether TO BE, a fox takes pleasure in that very act. Running through the woods and trying to survive the encroaching hound isn't much different from what it was doing before the dogs got its scent. I would even wager, the fox feels alive entirely focused in the same way the dogs and if it gets away there is no high comparable. Just like if the dog makes the flush there is no reward greater - to the fox and dog respectively. It's simply a dog-eat-dog world lol forgive my eagerness to commit to pun. But truly, I feel a high even when I don't harvest a kill, simply the effort is enough to immerse myself in the simple, yet all too easily overlooked task of living. It's communing with nature on a level no other act can provide, because the stakes are higher than anything else. It's primal. Too simply shrug it off and label it sadism is so unfounded, ignorant, and simply incorrect.

@clarebell5926

9 ай бұрын

Ha ha I have never read so much tripe in all my life! 😂 There are endless points I could come back to in this essay of nonsense, but I would need to find a day I am free in order to do that!

@aarondavenport3143

9 ай бұрын

I type at 200 gwam lol sorry it's so long winded - but it's something I care about. Please refute me - I welcome it. The main point is that more money and resources to ensure habitat & wildlife management come from the hunting community than any other. @@clarebell5926

'Hopefully it'll be overturned soon and then we can get back to doing a proper job'! What a vicious, nasty woman.......'doing a proper job' - of torturing and killing wild animals for fun?!! Horrible woman!! Plus, if you have terrific fun following trails, why don't you STICK to doing that rather than terrorising and torturing animals! Just vile vile VILE!!

No need fox hunting