thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 6月4日 12時38分

Photo by @andyparkinsonphoto/@thephotosociety
The red fox is not only one of the true mammal icons of the British countryside but it is also one of the most adaptable, resourceful and successful predators in the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs in almost every habitat from Northern Africa to the Arctic Circle but it is this success, this resourcefulness, that so often brings it in to conflict with people. It seems that any creature that is intelligent enough, or adaptable enough to live alongside humans, or dare to thrive on the extravagant wastefulness of our societies, has the label ‘vermin’ quickly attached. Applying this fraudulent label to our most versatile animal cousins diminishes their value, and quickly opens the floodgates to all manner of cruel, barbaric and utterly pointless persecutions. Of these the most deplorable of all, and the one that brings the greatest shame on our beautiful country, is the ‘sport’ of foxhunting. This barbaric past-time first appeared in our country in the 16th Century, the century in which such mindless barbarism belongs, and it turns the horrific killing of a sentient creature into a ceremony. To all intents and purposes it is the UK equivalent of bull-fighting. It consists largely of an elite minority, dressed in ceremonial outfits, pursuing a terrified fox with a pack of hounds. If the fox is caught it is torn to pieces, the blood from its carcass smeared on the faces of those people, and children, that are new to the hunt. Members of our own Royal family, Prince William included, have been subjected to this revolting and traumatising depravity. If the fox seeks shelter in its earth (a hole in the ground) it is dug out and thrown to the pack of dogs. Shamefully this disgusting and utterly pointless cruelty is still being perpetrated, in an advanced Western democracy in the 21st century. I understand that these words are not always easy to read and not all of my posts will consist of such information. That being said I believe that we, as photographers, are duty bound to shine a light on such horror, to give our voice to those with none, and to try and use our images to affect positive and much needed change. Killing a

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