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Lots of people are incredibly passionate about animal welfare. The type who take a sensible and proportionate view to the subject as a whole, which in turn informs how they live and consume
Sure, and I consider myself one of them. But the idea that the majority of Brits have a deep, ideological passion for animal welfare is not really borne out by our shopping habits.
Hunt supporters should grow a pair and admit they enjoy it
I've never worked out how this would affect the debate one way or the other.
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I've never worked out how this would affect the debate one way or the other.
Because you wouldn't have to waste time entertaining the various other pro-hunt arguments. We could just have a simple honest debate about whether the pleasure and economic benefit derived by a few outweighs the negative impact on foxes, horses and the countryside.
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Lots of people are incredibly passionate about animal welfare. The type who take a sensible and proportionate view to the subject as a whole, which in turn informs how they live and consume.
I totally get those people having strong feelings on the subject. My gut is that for most other people there is a huge amount of class prejudice involved.
My view has always been fairly fixed since we had to debate it at school;
Sort of reminds me of
The ban was political strategy (and the Blair Govt) at its very best. I'm sure will be a lobbyists case study for years to come.