Rebecca Dainter 11S
Report: Should Foxhunting Be Banned?
Sir,
Throughout the past few weeks and months, the issue of foxhunting has been brought back to light, resulting in a free vote for MP’s to put forward their views on whether this sport should be made illegal or not. For this reason I have compiled a full report, hopefully containing all the points and opinions from either side that you will need to consider in a vote on this issue.
I will begin by putting forward the arguments against a ban on foxhunting. Firstly, it has been called “The Sport of Kings” and is a tradition for people growing up in rural areas of the United Kingdom. Hunters claim that they see hunting as nothing but a sport and if this is the case, should a sport be banned? According to the Countryside Alliance there are around 15 000 jobs in foxhunting, 910 of those in kennels. It is also claimed that the activity generates around £243m worth of trade. The main arguments made by pro-foxhunters are those made above- that many jobs could be lost and millions of pounds worth of trade lost too.