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Wed 06 Jun 2010Anyone up for a spot of Greens hunting?
The stench of sanctimony and superiority pervade the air – but thank Gormley there’s no incinerator, writes SARAH CAREY
I’M UTTERLY ambivalent about the issue of stag hunting. I think riders should be capable of tearing across fields and leaping over ditches without having to pursue an animal, but I can’t work myself into a lather of tearful outrage for said animal. This is due to my agricultural upbringing, which taught us the Hobbesian reality that for beasts, not to mention many humans, life is nasty, brutish and short.
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