Mr Barnfield points out that if the hunt goes, this service will go too. Another part of my job is to go fencing and ride cutting - that is I manage areas of countryside. Hunting is a sport, there's no denying it. It's a sport which gives a lot of pleasure to a lot of people - but it does not detract from the countryside, it enhances it. The fox thrives in areas where the hunt is.
Nature is cruel.
Anything which involves killing is cruel. I am quite scared, we all are really. The general feeling is that we won't give up without a fight. It won't just be us, either. We had the farrier around here for two hours this morning - and could easily use him for an hour a day.