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Fox hunting seems a small matter to overseas visitors but for the British it is a national obsession. When Prince William chose to go hunting in 1999, it upset many who saw his mother, Princess Diana, as a champion against cruel sports. But to others William’s actions gave support to a part of British life in danger of being outlawed.
Fox hunting is the pursuit of a wild fox with a pack of hounds. The hunters -usually called the field- normally ride on horses, and include the huntsman, his whippers-inand the hunt followers. The hunt followers are controlled by a ‘Field Master’.
It is his job to make sure that the hunt followers, or ‘field’, are kept far enough away so that the hounds can do their job.
Riders wear traditional costume. Black boots, white or khaki jodhpurs, a white collarless shirt, a white stock and a coat. Only the huntsman and the hunt staff are allowed to wear red coats.
Everyone else must wear black. There is even an order to the number of buttons on the coat. Huntsmen and whippers-in have five buttons, field masters have four, and hunt followers have three.
There are normally 30 to 40 hounds in a hunting pack, traditionally counted as 15 to 20 ‘couples’. They are bred for speed, intelligence, and ‘nose’ – their ability to follow the scent of a fox. Nine years of age is considered old for a hound. When they can hunt no more, they are shot. Hounds do not make good pets.
Each hunt has its own special area called the hunt country. The hunt meets at an agreed place, often a country pub, and moves off to a draw, a particular woodland orplace where foxes are likely to be found.
When the hounds smell a fox, they will chase it until they lose it or they catch it. If they catch it, the fox’s life is over in seconds. Critics of hunting say the chase is cruel, although most admit that the fox is not left to suffer. Supporters of hunting say that normally it is sick foxes that are caught, while the healthy ones escape.
Those who support hunting say that foxes kill chickens, wild birds, new-born lambs and piglets unnecessarily. Foxes, they say, can live well on a diet of small wild mammals, insects and worms. They estimate that up to 5% of lambs are lost to foxes. Some people also argue that if hunting is outlawed, landowners will rip out the woodland where foxes live, and so destroy the home of many other wild creatures.
However it seems that the end is near for hunting. While many country people support it, many townspeople think it is unnecessarily cruel and are against it. The majority of voters live in towns in Britain, and so do the people who make the laws. Soon, the 16,000 people who are employed in hunting will have to look for other jobs.
Fox hunting is the pursuit of a wild fox with a pack of hounds. The hunters -usually called the field- normally ride on horses, and include the huntsman, his whippers-inand the hunt followers. The hunt followers are controlled by a ‘Field Master’.
It is his job to make sure that the hunt followers, or ‘field’, are kept far enough away so that the hounds can do their job.
Riders wear traditional costume. Black boots, white or khaki jodhpurs, a white collarless shirt, a white stock and a coat. Only the huntsman and the hunt staff are allowed to wear red coats.
Everyone else must wear black. There is even an order to the number of buttons on the coat. Huntsmen and whippers-in have five buttons, field masters have four, and hunt followers have three.
There are normally 30 to 40 hounds in a hunting pack, traditionally counted as 15 to 20 ‘couples’. They are bred for speed, intelligence, and ‘nose’ – their ability to follow the scent of a fox. Nine years of age is considered old for a hound. When they can hunt no more, they are shot. Hounds do not make good pets.
Each hunt has its own special area called the hunt country. The hunt meets at an agreed place, often a country pub, and moves off to a draw, a particular woodland orplace where foxes are likely to be found.
When the hounds smell a fox, they will chase it until they lose it or they catch it. If they catch it, the fox’s life is over in seconds. Critics of hunting say the chase is cruel, although most admit that the fox is not left to suffer. Supporters of hunting say that normally it is sick foxes that are caught, while the healthy ones escape.
Those who support hunting say that foxes kill chickens, wild birds, new-born lambs and piglets unnecessarily. Foxes, they say, can live well on a diet of small wild mammals, insects and worms. They estimate that up to 5% of lambs are lost to foxes. Some people also argue that if hunting is outlawed, landowners will rip out the woodland where foxes live, and so destroy the home of many other wild creatures.
However it seems that the end is near for hunting. While many country people support it, many townspeople think it is unnecessarily cruel and are against it. The majority of voters live in towns in Britain, and so do the people who make the laws. Soon, the 16,000 people who are employed in hunting will have to look for other jobs.
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