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All the cute ickle foxes get to live

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    What a worthwhile post, Dude, really, did you just post to dig at me, because that IS OLD.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Fiend_85
    What a worthwhile post, Dude, really, did you just post to dig at me, because that IS OLD.

    How ironic. And nope, i just noticed the picture for the millionth time this month.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by queenmab_roo
    I cannot find any studies that are not politically biased. Hell, I can't even find any articles that agree on how many foxes are killed by hunts per year, let alone per hunt. I've even searched the Bristol University Website and cannot find the study you refer to, so if you can post the link for me, I will gladly read it.

    I'd rather base my opinions on my experiences and views than a biased source.

    I did come across a news source about Scotland- after their ban, it turned out more foxes were killed. And in scotland they're still allowed to hunt with hounds, but must kill with shotguns.

    All studies are politically biased. But they give you a better idea of reality than your own experiences (which are also biased).

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3929441.stm
    http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=12486
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Blagsta
    All studies are politically biased. But they give you a better idea of reality than your own experiences (which are also biased).

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3929441.stm
    http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=12486

    The BBC source seems reasonably fair and informed.

    However I do not agree that studies give a better idea of reality than my own experiences. My experiences may not be the whole reality- but what if the reality of the studies is a small minority of the reality?

    I still think that hunting is misunderstood- and while you may have perhaps persuaded me to think that the fox population is not regulated by the hunt- that is only one argument against fox-hunting.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Errrr...the whole point of a scientific study is to get a large enough sample to draw conclusions from. I doubt your experience is that.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    biased sources manipulating studies to show what they want?

    If not, why do all studies not agree?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's not what I said.
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