Personally I hate it, its cruel and bloodthirsty and a disgrace adults behave in this childish way, its just play dress ups to them. Grow up get a life and enjoy the countryside for the beauty thats within it, who gave man the right to decide what should be let live or not, personally I think its humans that have caused most damage - should we start culling them?!? (foxhunters first hehe)
I think that foxhunting causes significant levels of pain and distress to animals, and that to do so merely for frivolity and entertainment is wrong, so I support the ban.\n\nHowever, I do understand the need to control animal population levels, particularly if excessive numbers of a certain species are damaging the ecological balance. This should, as far as possible be done in a quick and humane way, without the protracted fear and stress induced by a hunt.
Yes, it's very effective. In vivo studies gives us a much better understanding than any in vitro study could reproduce. The amount of animal testing now, compared to say 50 years ago is way less. Efforts have been made to improve handling of test subjects, but science has not advanced to a point yet where we understand biological systems well enough to do without in vivo testing. \n\nThe majority of what we understand today about psychology, physiology, medicine, and other biological sciences have involved all sorts of animal testing. It's unfortunate that many of these animals had to be sacrificed in the name of science, but the quality of life medically that we enjoy today can be attributed immensely to animal research.