boxing day 2011

I wasn't happy, I suppose I was really ignorant about fox hunting. I thought it was more or less banned. It's still English country side tradition to do "fox chasing" instead.

 I know Emma from our charity shop, once had massive argument with a guy who supported fox hunting in a country fair in Ipswich last summer. That made me proud of her! Right on!

On the boxing day, on our way to Marilyn's, we saw some posh country people were gathering round near by farm with a pub. I didn't know what's going on, till Marcus told me they were there for fox hunting! Later we saw on BBC news, interview with an anti-fox hunting person and a fox hunting supporter. And it was interesting. What I don't understand is; why those people found fun (they call it sport) chasing poor foxes with dogs? I really don't get that. Although they now stop killing foxes, but they chase them instead.

 Chances are: those foxes who are chased probably die from stress anyway. What did they do to them? To me, foxhunting/chasing is really backward(it's 2012, time's moving on) and it's not really sport to feel superior to other creatures on the earth. What if someone had broken into their house, started chasing them with samurai sword when they were chilling out with kids. How would they feel? (Actually I know someone who did this, and they were so scared) Scary!!!!
 

I was actually shocked seeing posh country people gathering and on the news. I couldn't say a word. Those English people go mad about Japanese killing wheals, but o.k for them to kill foxes. Doesn't make sense. I don't support wheal hunting either, I think Greenpeace is always doing well with their protest to Japanese. Again, some Japanese don't like that either, tough.

 But anyway, I hope one day soon, cruelty to animals will stop....