The CA and Angling.

[Chris Goddard]

mpbdsnu:

Hunting with hounds, I'm sure, WILL be banned! Thats all the fox hunters gone from its membership, all the stag hunters, all those that hunt with the beagles and the bassetts, and hare coursers will off too!

And anyone who Is out for a walk on a bright day and the dog chases and kills a rabbit!!

 

As someone has already said..... "They all get tarred with the same brush"!!!

Think about It!! For me that is absolutely ridiculous!! I shoot rabbits, in fact It Is a very little known law that demands that landowners do eradicate rabbits by all means possible (And legal!) Be that shooting, gassing ,with nets or by the use of hounds!!Etc.,etc., but this too will be against the law, as will all instances of "hunting with hounds". Hounds are dogs be they domesticated or pack animals, bred soley for a purpose. Just think about that next time you are out with rover on a sunday on the downs????

 

Chris

[Peter Sharpe]

Against a few maliciously spread rumours, nobody has even suggested that a person is likely to be prosecuted if their dog bolts off out of control and kills a rabbit. They'd better be careful if it bolts off across a fielde full of sheep though, or the farmer is likely to shoot it.

[Jim Roper]

Peter Sharpe:

Against a few maliciously spread rumours, nobody has even suggested that a person is likely to be prosecuted if their dog bolts off out of control and kills a rabbit.

What if the owner does have control of the dog?

 

Many people use lurchers for rabbit control.

 

If the MP who sponsored the last anti-hunting bill, cannot tell a hare from a rabbit, who can expect a dog to tell the difference.

 

quote:They'd better be careful if it bolts off across a fielde full of sheep though, or the farmer is likely to shoot it.

Only if the farmer has first tried to chase the dog off without success.

 

Jim Roper

[Peter Sharpe]

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What if the owner does have control of the dog?

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If the owner can chase after rabbits with his dog still on its lead, then good luck to him I say.

[Jim Roper]

Peter Sharpe:

If the owner can chase after rabbits with his dog still on its lead, then good luck to him I say.

I see! Dogs will not be allowed off the lead in future in case they chase a rabbit or hare.

 

Jim Roper

[Peter Waller]

Jim Roper:

Jim Roper:

If the owner can chase after rabbits with his dog still on its lead, then good luck to him I say.

I see! Dogs will not be allowed off the lead in future in case they chase a rabbit or hare.

 

Jim Roper

Keep all dog owners on a lead, I say!

 

P.S. Jim, born again Socialist, maybe! Enlightened more like.

 

Socialist toff, grrrrr. Might have been had my dear, short sighted mother had her way! To thick for public school so got carted of to further education with the plebian masses. Got to blame Peter Sellers with his 'wot abart the workers?' catch phrase. Totally mixed up rich kid who prefered to go his own way.

 

[ 03. September 2002, 09:55 PM: Message edited by: Peter Waller ]

[Peter Sharpe]

That reminds me: must pop a memo off to Tony Blair, asking him to make dog whistles illegal as well. I was subjected to some nincompoop blowing one of the blasted things contantly for about half an hour the other week. I thought it was either a kingfisher with a severe personality disorder, or Harpo Marx on speed until I saw the idiot. I dread to think what psychological damage it was inflicting on the poor dog, as he was blowing the damn thing, (the whistle, not the dog), every two seconds. I will only forgive the sad bar steward if he is profoundly deaf and had hiccups.

[Peter Waller]

Firstly, Peter, Whistler was an artist, not a bar steward. Secondly, thought only dogs could hear dog whistles.

[Peter Sharpe]

Whistler may have been an artist, but his mother was a bit of a dog. Regarding the whistle, my hearing is obviously better than I thought.

[Peter Waller]

Oh, come on Peter, be generous. Whistler's mother was as pretty as a picture! A really laid back lady.