[cowboyway]

"(The ban) is the most misplaced idea on animal welfare one could imagine,"

It's worse than that. Much worse. It's discriminatory. If this ban is going into effect under the banner of 'animal rights', then all the animals involved should be considered.

What about the horses rights to fox hunt? What about the hounds? Anybody that's ever ridden a horse in an event, knows that the horse looks forward to it. Same for dogs. Anybody that's ever hunted with dogs knows how excited they get when going afield.

Horses and dogs have rights too!

Just a little tongue in cheek :~)

[AnAmericanMother]

Anybody that's ever ridden a horse in an event, knows that the horse looks forward to it. Same for dogs. Anybody that's ever hunted with dogs knows how excited they get when going afield.

This is the truth! One rainy afternoon at the barn we set up a movie screen in the aisle and showed films (of the Olympics equestrian events, and fox hunting). At one point on the soundtrack you could hear the hounds' music and the huntsman blowing his horn.

All the horses immediately stuck their heads out of the stall doors and began pawing and whinnying. They were ready to go.

And every time my Labrador Retriever hears a duck call, she's right at the door. "Ducks! DUCKS! Where are they? Can I fetch 'em? Can I? Please! Please!"

[Pharmboy]

Yep...hunted quail, rabbit (best rabbit dog was half beagle half bassett hound), ruffed grouse and pheasant with dogs. Incredible--especially watching a puppy English setter work the field for pheasant with his mother. They sure do love it.

But,you don't even have to go hunting. You should see my 10 month old Golden Retriever (he's 80 pounds) when he spots Canadian geese in the air or the water.