Tally Ho Yesterday a pastime enjoy by thousands, for hundreds of years, was legal. Today you can be arrested and prosecuted for hunting with dogs. You fools. The animal rights loonies have won their first victory, do you really think they are going to stop there ? Do you think they are all going to vanish overnight now that they have created this new Eden for foxes and mink ? No. It is their first victory you see, and they have plenty of other targets all lined up. That may have been an unfortunate turn of phrase as one of their primary targets is shooting. There are probably many more people that go shooting than used to go hunting with hounds, and it is a big commercial enterprise, so the hunt sabs may have a harder time of it trying to get shooting banned. They also have their eyes on fishing. Personally I can't stand fishing, but if other people want to sit on damp riverbanks all day then that's fine by me. But it is not fine by the anti's, they want to stop your idyllic afternoons with the rod and line. We should have stopped all this stupidity at the first hurdle, now that the anti's have had their first victory, their taste of blood as it were, they are hungry for more. And if they get their way with game shooting and fishing, what next ? Some of the same groups want horse racing banned, followed by greyhound racing. Their are people out there trying to stop the noble sport of boxing, I heard an eminent physician talking on R4 saying that all 'violent contact sports' should be banned, that includes karate, judo, wrestling and rugby. A stress injury specialist on R4 yesterday said there was a good case for stopping ballet because of the damage it did to young girl's feet and legs. It might even come to pass that you can't even administer a swift slap to your own child when it is running out of control, can you imagine that ? Oh, yes, we allowed that to happen already. Part of the problem with the anti-hunting / shooting / fishing groups is that their is another underlying agenda. Vegetarians, and their psycho allies the vegans, want you to stop eating all meat and fish. They make no bones about it when they appear on radio and tv, for them these issues are inextricably linked. Now, let's just recap that list of things that other people would like banned.... Game shooting Fishing Horse Racing Greyhound racing Boxing Judo Rugby Ballet Meat I bet that there's at least one thing on this list that you enjoy, but someone else wants to stop your enjoyment. You didn't stand up and shout loudly enough for the hunters, who should support you when your hobby / pastime / job / way of life comes under the anti spotlight ?