FOX HUNTING: A Controversial British Tradition
Wilfredo Fernandes
A necessary method of pest
control
or a cruel tradition to
be abolished?
In a land of animal lovers,
everybody has an opinion
about fox hunting.
Fox hunting seems a small matter to overseas...
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FOX HUNTING: A Controversial British Tradition
Wilfredo Fernandes
A necessary method of pest
control
or a cruel tradition to
be abolished?
In a land of animal lovers,
everybody has an opinion
about fox hunting.
Fox hunting seems a small matter to overseas visitors but for the British it is a
national obsession.
When Prince William chose to go hunting in 1999, it upset many
who saw his mother, Princess Diana, as a champion against cruel sports.
But to others
William’s actions gave support to a part of British life in danger of being outlawed.
Fox hunting is the pursuit of a wild fox with a pack of hounds.
The hunters -usually
called the field- normally ride on horses, and include the huntsman, his whippersinand the hunt followers.
The hunt followers are controlled by a ‘Field Master’.
It is his job to make sure that the hunt followers, or ‘field’, are kept far enough away so
that the hounds can do their job.
Riders wear traditional costume.
Black boots, white or khaki jodhpurs,
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