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The Fun of the Hunt
Fox hunting is a well-known sport typically associated with England
A group of people on horseback follow dogs called foxhounds that chase
a fox and sometimes kill it. Supporters of fox hunting say that it helps
control fox populations. Many other people, however, say that the sport is
cruel. This feeling ( 4 ) fox hunting in the United Kingdom in 2004.
A kinder but similar sport that has become popular as far away as New York
is called beagling.
Beagling utilizes beagles* instead of foxhounds, the people taking part
do not ride on horseback, and the dogs chase rabbits more often than foxes.
The events rarely end in the catching of a rabbit, let alone the killing of one.
( 5 ), the game is over as soon as the rabbit disappears into a hole
in the ground. Beagling participants range from the very young, who are
simply attempting to learn to manage the dogs, to former fox hunters who
are too old to ride horseback. They all enjoy dressing up in old English
