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Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of followers led by a master of foxhounds, who follow the hounds on foot or on horseback.
Fox hunting:
The crux of the whole fox hunting debate, for many people, is the issue of cruelty.
Is being chased for several hours to be killed by a pack of dogs cruel?
No, say hunt supporters, citing the top dog of the pack's natural instinct to administer a "quick nip" to the back of the fox's head, which they allege kills it outright.
Yes it is cruel, and it's unnecessary, say animal welfare groups, campaigners and acitivists.
They point to the fact that the fox has no natural predators except man, and is therefore not accustomed to being chased.
What do you think, should fox hunting have been banned?
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