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Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
Carol Hall
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Date: July 16, 2013 10:38AM
Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Most of you have probably spotted a red fox a few times in the woods and even yards in Fairfax. They are fairly elusive, but their beautiful red fur makes you turn your head to catch a glimpse.
Right now, this week, these wild animals are being legally tortured in Virginia. And we’re not talking about just a handful, but 6,000 over the past five years. How did this come about? A couple decades ago, someone managed to convince the state that they needed to train their dogs for fox hunting and needed some foxes to do this. So up to 37 people were given permits to trap foxes and use them to “train” their dogs.
What has actually happened since then? A huge competition has sprung up, involving betting and trophies, based on releasing packs of dogs in a pen with wild foxes. Almost all the foxes — completely terrified and unable to escape — are ripped apart by the dogs. Not that the dogs are treated well either. A friend who works at a shelter near Richmond reports picking up dogs by the roadside, often in terrible condition, with big numbers painted on them — discarded or injured fox-pen dogs who didn’t measure up in the fights.
After being caught in the wild with steel leg traps, the foxes are transported to the competition site. Some die on the way. There is illegal trafficking of these animals from state to state to feed this need for more foxes. The garbage in the fox pens attracts other wildlife such as coyotes, deer and bears who also fall victim to mauling. In 2008 in Virginia, after a competition in which 800 dogs were released in a pen, one bear was discovered killed with hundreds of puncture wounds.
This barbaric practice is firmly opposed by legitimate fox hunters, and it has been outlawed in most states. Those who practice it claim it is all done for the training and no animals are tortured. Thanks to investigations by the Humane Society of the United States and the ASPCA, there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary. These are staged fights, maiming wildlife for private entertainment and profit. Last winter, the Virginia Senate passed Bill 1280 for the elimination of fox penning and similar staged competitions, but it failed in the House of Delegates. This spring the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries passed several weak regulations for fox penning, merely throwing a bone to the 2,000 people who asked the DGIF to stop this practice.
You can find out more by contacting the Human Society of the United States. And please, contact your state delegate and senator and urge them to take all measures to end this cruelty. Virginia wildlife is a fast-depleting treasure of our Commonwealth. Think about that the next time you see a beautiful, shy fox in the woods.
Most of you have probably spotted a red fox a few times in the woods and even yards in Fairfax. They are fairly elusive, but their beautiful red fur makes you turn your head to catch a glimpse.
Right now, this week, these wild animals are being legally tortured in Virginia. And we’re not talking about just a handful, but 6,000 over the past five years. How did this come about? A couple decades ago, someone managed to convince the state that they needed to train their dogs for fox hunting and needed some foxes to do this. So up to 37 people were given permits to trap foxes and use them to “train” their dogs.
What has actually happened since then? A huge competition has sprung up, involving betting and trophies, based on releasing packs of dogs in a pen with wild foxes. Almost all the foxes — completely terrified and unable to escape — are ripped apart by the dogs. Not that the dogs are treated well either. A friend who works at a shelter near Richmond reports picking up dogs by the roadside, often in terrible condition, with big numbers painted on them — discarded or injured fox-pen dogs who didn’t measure up in the fights.
After being caught in the wild with steel leg traps, the foxes are transported to the competition site. Some die on the way. There is illegal trafficking of these animals from state to state to feed this need for more foxes. The garbage in the fox pens attracts other wildlife such as coyotes, deer and bears who also fall victim to mauling. In 2008 in Virginia, after a competition in which 800 dogs were released in a pen, one bear was discovered killed with hundreds of puncture wounds.
This barbaric practice is firmly opposed by legitimate fox hunters, and it has been outlawed in most states. Those who practice it claim it is all done for the training and no animals are tortured. Thanks to investigations by the Humane Society of the United States and the ASPCA, there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary. These are staged fights, maiming wildlife for private entertainment and profit. Last winter, the Virginia Senate passed Bill 1280 for the elimination of fox penning and similar staged competitions, but it failed in the House of Delegates. This spring the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries passed several weak regulations for fox penning, merely throwing a bone to the 2,000 people who asked the DGIF to stop this practice.
You can find out more by contacting the Human Society of the United States. And please, contact your state delegate and senator and urge them to take all measures to end this cruelty. Virginia wildlife is a fast-depleting treasure of our Commonwealth. Think about that the next time you see a beautiful, shy fox in the woods.
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
Dems - Making sh$$t up again
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Date: July 16, 2013 10:50AM
What, there's not enough to keep your lilly white a$$ busy, you weepy bint?
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
do it more
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Date: July 16, 2013 10:52AM
I wish they would pen more of them. There are too damn many in this area. Most are malnourished and sickly. Allowing them to live like that is inhumane!
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
foxhunter
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Date: July 16, 2013 12:20PM
I grew up hunting foxes, they are vermin and its is awsomely exciting to track and kill them, i remember when that first foxes blood was wiped on my cheeks. love it!
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Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
Another dickless NOVA hunter
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Date: July 16, 2013 12:31PM
foxhunter Wrote:
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> I grew up hunting foxes, they are vermin and its
> is awsomely exciting to track and kill them, i
> remember when that first foxes blood was wiped on
> my cheeks. love it!
With a shotgun? Fucking wimp pussy. Use a .22 for skill.
You look like a geek in those silly fag clothes.
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> I grew up hunting foxes, they are vermin and its
> is awsomely exciting to track and kill them, i
> remember when that first foxes blood was wiped on
> my cheeks. love it!
With a shotgun? Fucking wimp pussy. Use a .22 for skill.
You look like a geek in those silly fag clothes.
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
fucking this
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Date: July 16, 2013 01:13PM
do it more Wrote:
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> I wish they would pen more of them. There are too
> damn many in this area. Most are malnourished and
> sickly. Allowing them to live like that is
> inhumane!
They attack/kill domesticated cats constantly, make a shitload of noise at night for absolutely no reason, and are just shitheads in general. Right up there with wild deer as the animal i'd most like to see extinct in Nova
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> I wish they would pen more of them. There are too
> damn many in this area. Most are malnourished and
> sickly. Allowing them to live like that is
> inhumane!
They attack/kill domesticated cats constantly, make a shitload of noise at night for absolutely no reason, and are just shitheads in general. Right up there with wild deer as the animal i'd most like to see extinct in Nova
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
Hay Zeus
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Date: July 16, 2013 01:24PM
fucking this Wrote:
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> They attack/kill domesticated cats constantly,
and what is the problem that?
Cats kill and torture voles and other critters for fun.
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> They attack/kill domesticated cats constantly,
and what is the problem that?
Cats kill and torture voles and other critters for fun.
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
bn
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Date: July 16, 2013 01:49PM
is it just me or is anyone else wondering if OP is hot or not.
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
Carol Hall
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Date: July 16, 2013 01:56PM
I'm 340 lbs and 63 wonderful years of hotness! Thankfully, my welfare payments and county-funded luxury housing allow me to devote my time to all kinds of liberal causes. Am I turning you on?
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
hoosa
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Date: July 16, 2013 02:00PM
Carol Hall Wrote:
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> I'm 340 lbs and 63 wonderful years of hotness!
> Thankfully, my welfare payments and county-funded
> luxury housing allow me to devote my time to all
> kinds of liberal causes. Am I turning you on?
Do you have any flour or do I need to stop at the store on my way over?
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> I'm 340 lbs and 63 wonderful years of hotness!
> Thankfully, my welfare payments and county-funded
> luxury housing allow me to devote my time to all
> kinds of liberal causes. Am I turning you on?
Do you have any flour or do I need to stop at the store on my way over?
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
Fox Hunter(i like the tale)
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Date: July 16, 2013 02:54PM
foxhunter Wrote:
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> I grew up hunting foxes, they are vermin and its
> is awsomely exciting to track and kill them, i
> remember when that first foxes blood was wiped on
> my cheeks. love it!
I hunt foxes too. Don't use a gun. Just charm.
Bagged many but they leave alive,smiling,sore and swaying towards the door.
They always com back to the den to give up the tail again.
And yes they make some strange sounds. But I like it.
Sorry you have to kill to get some tail.
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> I grew up hunting foxes, they are vermin and its
> is awsomely exciting to track and kill them, i
> remember when that first foxes blood was wiped on
> my cheeks. love it!
I hunt foxes too. Don't use a gun. Just charm.
Bagged many but they leave alive,smiling,sore and swaying towards the door.
They always com back to the den to give up the tail again.
And yes they make some strange sounds. But I like it.
Sorry you have to kill to get some tail.
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
M. Vick
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Date: July 16, 2013 03:15PM
Why nobody told me about this?
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
outstanding!
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Date: July 16, 2013 03:20PM
M. Vick Wrote:
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> Why nobody told me about this?
LOL. You win for post of the day. Good job.
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> Why nobody told me about this?
LOL. You win for post of the day. Good job.
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
Prime Example
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Date: July 16, 2013 05:06PM
What, there's not enough to keep your lilly white a$$ busy, you weepy bint?
What the hell, lilly white a$$, has to do with anything!!!!!!!!!!
YOU are one of the reasons why racial problems will never be tamed..........
What the hell, lilly white a$$, has to do with anything!!!!!!!!!!
YOU are one of the reasons why racial problems will never be tamed..........
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
fox hunter me to
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Date: July 16, 2013 05:10PM
How do you sign up to get this permit? Maybe next year?
Re: Fox-penning shouldn’t be tolerated in Virginia
Posted by:
Huntsman
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Date: July 16, 2013 05:18PM
Foxes vs. Chihuahuas are always a good time!
The pen doesn't have to be so big.
The pen doesn't have to be so big.
Your Cat Used To Hunt In My Yard
Posted by:
FFX Resident
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Date: July 16, 2013 06:47PM
fucking this Wrote:
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> They attack/kill domesticated cats constantly,
Domesticated means they belong inside your house.
+1 for nature actually reasserting itself over ignorant pet owners.
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> They attack/kill domesticated cats constantly,
Domesticated means they belong inside your house.
+1 for nature actually reasserting itself over ignorant pet owners.
Re: Your Cat Used To Hunt In My Yard
Posted by:
Cat Owner
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Date: July 16, 2013 07:01PM
FFX Resident Wrote:
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> fucking this Wrote:
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> > They attack/kill domesticated cats constantly,
>
> Domesticated means they belong inside your house.
>
Unless you own a lot of land, like a farm, your cats should be strictly indoor cats. It's too dangerous for cats with all the creatures and vehicles around here.
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> fucking this Wrote:
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> >
> > They attack/kill domesticated cats constantly,
>
> Domesticated means they belong inside your house.
>
Unless you own a lot of land, like a farm, your cats should be strictly indoor cats. It's too dangerous for cats with all the creatures and vehicles around here.