Save the fox from ‘tally-ho brigade’ (From The Argus)
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Save the fox from ‘tally-ho brigade’
11:59am Thursday 31st December 2009 in
It is refreshing to see David Gibbons (Letters, December 29) defending the fox.
With the general election just a few short months away, we all know who is committed to bring back hunting with hounds. We all know too that it would not only be poor old Mr Fox who would suffer. Other creatures like deer would again face unnecessary cruelty from the “tally-ho brigade”.
Assuming the British electorate are genuine in their abhorrence of hunting with hounds, this one emotive issue will return a Labour Government with a thumping majority, banishing the Tories and their multimillion-pound war chest for some time.
I have written to a number of parliamentary candidates asking where they stand.
To date, I have received no reply from any Conservative candidate. I therefore assume the subject of hunting with hounds places fear among their ranks. They want the matter swept under the carpet and kept out of the debate. This must not be allowed to happen.
If the electorate are genuine in their passion to keep hunting with hounds a thing of the past, they will not allow any candidate to avoid the issue.
The outcome of the election and particularly this matter of conscience is going to be very interesting indeed. Are we a nation of animal lovers or are we to lose the current recognition we enjoy the world over? One vote, one issue. What is it to be?
Ken Strudwick, Hayley Road, Lancing
Comments(4)
Charlotte Vere
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1:29pm Thu 31 Dec 09
Had I received a letter from you, I would certainly have replied by return.
So I would like to take this opportunity to confirm that a few days after my selection as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Pavilion I signed up to Vote Cruelty Free:
http://votecrueltyfr
ee.org/mediacentre/p
ressreleases/?a=117
I believe you will find that the Conservative candidates for Brighton Kemptown and Hove and Portslade have also signed up.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Charlotte Vere
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3:00pm Thu 31 Dec 09
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8:09am Sat 2 Jan 10
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dogsdinner says...
1:10pm Thu 31 Dec 09
If you really believe the hunting issue is more important than ridding this country of the most incompetent government this country has suffered since the last labour government then I'll have a pint of whatever it is you're drinking!
However, I suspect you are really a labour party stooge who is desperate for a diversion away from the issues that really matter. You don't care about foxes, all you care about is clinging onto power.