I disagree with foxhunting.
It isn't vermin control, as there are easier, more economically effective ways of getting rid of foxes. A large group of people on horses with a pack of dogs is going to be alot less effective and more time consuming than other methods.
It is, in essence, torturing the fox. It is an extremely painful way to die, by literally being chased for miles, and then ripped apart by a group of hounds when it is too tired to go on, unable to find a place to hide.
It is a part of British history, but even though it is is does not make it right, or important, or necessary. Public hanging, as Tongy said, was also part of our history, as are many other things, but there are alot of things that have been in our history that we don't need anymore, that are wrong, and have been abolished for a reason.
If all people want is to go for a ride on their horses, following a group of dogs, then there wouldn't be anything wrong. But it is obviously the prospect of a dead fox at the conclusion that is the allure for these people.
In any other situation, killing an animal for fun would not be considered a normal, just action, it would be considered inhumane and immoral, and the persons involved would most likely be punished by law. Why is fox hunting any different, just because it has been done for longer, and in a more regular and organised basis?
And bringing in other issues with this country is not going to add to the debate. This isn't a debate on how boring England is, it's a debate about fox-hunting. I don't see why we should keep it just to appear interesting to other people, to be honest.
Isn't being humane more important?
Well, I'm not the best for a debate, I suppose I better keep out of this for now.