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Fox hunting poll

DonJose · 2008-01-28 19:10:09

Looks like all the pro hunting forums are linking to the fox hunting poll in the Irish Times, http://www.ireland.com/head2head/

28-01-2008 08:10PM

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Looks like all the pro hunting forums are linking to the fox hunting poll in the Irish Times,

http://www.ireland.com/head2head/

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#2 28-01-2008 08:32PM

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Oh God this is going to kick off!
I think all hunting forums should stick together.

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#3 28-01-2008 08:34PM

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Hmm. Hadn't seen that.

Have now voted on it. (Against a ban.. not sure if that was your intent or not)

NTM

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#4 28-01-2008 09:02PM

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Voted against a ban too. I think fanatical anti-hunt people forget they are a minority group.

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#5 28-01-2008 09:09PM

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Voted no.

Sundy wrote: »

Voted against a ban too. I think fanatical anti-hunt people forget they are a minority group.

Most of them are vegetarians to, so you know they're weird.

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#6 28-01-2008 09:22PM

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Should the Government ban fox-hunting?
Yes.

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#7 28-01-2008 09:26PM

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D.T. Jesus wrote: »

Voted no.

Most of them are vegetarians to, so you know they're weird.

Could it be that they are normal human beings who don't like to see animals suffer ?

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#8 28-01-2008 09:31PM

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biko wrote: »

Should the Government ban fox-hunting?
Yes.

That wouldnt be very democratic now would it?

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#9 28-01-2008 09:53PM

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Yes it should be banned.

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#10 28-01-2008 09:59PM

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Vote YES

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#11 28-01-2008 10:14PM

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Sundy wrote: »

That wouldnt be very democratic now would it?

Wouldn't it?

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#12 28-01-2008 10:15PM

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DonJose wrote: »

Vote YES

Vote NO

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#13 28-01-2008 10:18PM

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DonJose wrote: »

Vote YES

Is that an order...? Request? Or are you simply stating what you did!

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#14 28-01-2008 10:19PM

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Sparks wrote: »

Vote NO

LOL thats down to 72% now and dropping fast!!!

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#15 28-01-2008 10:20PM

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biko wrote: »

Wouldn't it?

No because the poll clearly shows more people are in favour of no ban.
Isnt it ironic that alot of the same people who call for Irelands heritage and culture to be preserved at Tara also call for one of Irelands most traditional sports to be banned. You cant pick and choose people.

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#16 28-01-2008 10:22PM

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Sundy wrote: »

No because the poll clearly shows more people are in favour of no ban.

Thats basically because hunters were texting everybody they knew to vote NO. Since I posted a link here the votes for YES to a ban jumped from 17% to 28% and its growing.

VOTE YES TO A FOX HUNTING BAN

http://www.ireland.com/head2head/

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#17 28-01-2008 10:26PM

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Well perhaps the vote should be restricted to people who know something about the sport.

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#18 28-01-2008 10:29PM

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DonJose wrote: »

LOL thats down to 72% now and dropping fast!!!

Well there's nothing preventing multiple votes, is there?
Quick shell script anyone?

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#19 28-01-2008 10:29PM

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A - poll is still open so it can still swing over.
B - it's not a sport. No hunting is sport.

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#20 28-01-2008 10:34PM

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Sundy wrote: »

Well perhaps the vote should be restricted to people who know something about the sport.

What? only brits and west brits will be allowed vote?

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#21 28-01-2008 10:36PM

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biko wrote: »

B - it's not a sport. No hunting is sport.

Your opinion. The general gist i can get from looking at pages on the internet is that it is a sport. Anti and pro hunting groups both refer to it as a sport.

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#22 28-01-2008 10:39PM

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Bambi wrote: »

What? only brits and west brits will be allowed vote?

Is that why you dont like fox hunting because its a class thing?

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#23 28-01-2008 10:43PM

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Sundy wrote: »

Is that why you dont like fox hunting because its a class thing?

It's completely barbaric actually.;)
Regardless of what 'class' of people participate.:)

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#24 28-01-2008 10:47PM

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hopalong85 wrote: »

It's completely barbaric actually.;)
Regardless of what 'class' of people participate.:)

Are you Bambi? Though not, well then dont answer for him/her. Im just interested to know why they brought class into it?

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#25 28-01-2008 10:56PM

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Posts 3 and 4 in Hunting forum is quite informative
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=54989946

It'll be interesting how this pans out. Not that the gov listens to polls but how many people manages to get around the voting procedure..

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#26 28-01-2008 10:59PM

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And post #18 here isn't informative?

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#27 28-01-2008 11:02PM

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biko wrote: »

Posts 3 and 4 in Hunting forum is quite informative
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=54989946

It'll be interesting how this pans out. Not that the gov listens to polls but how many people manages to get around the voting procedure..

Ah yes but im sure both sides will be up to the same tricks.. How many times have you voted biko?

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#28 28-01-2008 11:04PM

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DonJose wrote: »

Thats basically because hunters were texting everybody they knew to vote NO. Since I posted a link here the votes for YES to a ban jumped from 17% to 28% and its growing.

you forget hunters have a vote the same as the anti group does so if it came to a proper vote/referendum or whatever it would be called they would all be there to vote no

VOTE YES TO A FOX HUNTING BAN

http://www.ireland.com/head2head/

its not a vote for a hunting ban its an opinion poll but you probably knew that already

i think they probably should ban fox hunting with dogs and horses as tehy can get thesame effect without kiling a fox but iv no problem with hunting with rifles

i voted no just to piss people off

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#29 28-01-2008 11:05PM

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I'm for a ban.

My dad's family are farmers and fox hunters are a pain in the behind.
Tresspassing, messing up crops and being a nuisance.

If a fox is being a bother, fine. KIll it.

Having a bunch of inbred yahoos running around feeling superior by sending their hounds to kill a fox is just odd to me.

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#30 28-01-2008 11:07PM

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kickoutthejams wrote: »

My dad's family are farmers and fox hunters are a pain in the behind.
Tresspassing, messing up crops and being a nuisance.

a ban wont stop that they are not going to be stopped from going threw the motions no matter what anyone says they will jsut be stopped from using a live fox

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#31 28-01-2008 11:08PM

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Sundy wrote: »

How many times have you voted biko?

Just enough to balance out the others

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