Is Fox Hunting Cruel?

"Effective and humane" say hunters.
The crux of the whole fox hunting debate, for many people, is the issue of cruelty.
Is being chased for several hours to be killed by a pack of dogs cruel?
No, say hunt supporters, citing the top dog of the pack's natural instinct to administer a "quick nip" to the back of the fox's head, which they allege kills it outright.
They also point to research by Dr David McDonald at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit which suggests that the average duration of a hunt is 17 minutes.
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