J4CKO

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I was at a wedding the other day and this guy told me (who lives in the countryside) that Beagles used for hunting when aged around four are killed and then fed back to the other dogs, I am not an animal rights activist but found this quite disturbing which is funny because I can cope with a fox getting ripped to bits.

Pedro_79

Sounds unlikely to me, but what do I know... Oi ain't from them thar parts!

16vmarc

I saw a documentary about this and i think its true. I remember dead beagles being put in to a furnace on a farm.

Gutmann pug

Illegal now so nothing to worry about .......

I guess they just culled them all in one hit and were done with it.

Bubba po

I see dead beagles.

boxst

Hello

They are the dogs that used to go around looking for a cigarette after being liberated by the animal liberation front.

Steve

J4CKO

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Must be **** being a Beagle !

Jamo

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I am afraid its 100% true, and if it dosent still happen I would be very surprised! its fookin sick isnt it

Brendan Hughes

Hey, what's wrong with our countryside traditions? You townies don't know what you're talking about

Reffro

Last time I went to the hunt, they were using hounds, so where these beagle stories come from I dont know.......

davegtt

Lots of Beagles in the organised hunt/run on Boxing Day 2005 in our town...

Chip

Nice to see hunting is still going strong

Chip

davegtt

I thought that too.... (Hence putting 2005 in my post, make sure everybody knew it was this year) they gathered outside the Town Hall and council offices as they do every year.

Mark Miwurdz

Horses too and anything else the hunt kennel will take. I don't see the problem. They're not being slaughtered specifically to feed the pack; they're just end of life.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust...

Cheers
Kav

Dracoro

I can imagine it being an emotive area as most people see dogs as pets. However, these are NOT pets, they are working animals (like cows, pigs, sheep etc.) and no-one batters an eyelid when they are killed as they've reached the end of their useful life.

Obviously the ban has effectively made all of these dogs redundant and therefore at the end of their useful life so they'll get killed.

The Zohan

I did not even know that Beagles got married?!?

Apparition

"I see dead beagles."

Bubba..... you crack me up !
Yve

Reality

If you think that's bad you sould see the **** they put in sausages for humans to eat.

Beagle sausage would seem lovely in comparison .

Would that make it a sausage dog

Apparition

Nah... hot dog when cooked ................. sorry.
Yve

Reality

- it was no worse than mine

Reffro

I will guarantee that their are no beagles in any hunt packs.....

They are hounds, not beagles, not dogs, just hounds.

davegtt

I know what a Beagle looks like thanks, a hound is typically taller than the average Beagle. I know my dogs fairly well and there were plenty of Beagles running around loose on that day.

Oldfella

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You are correct Dave, the majority of hounds used are Fox hounds, which as you say are larger than Beagles. There are packs consisting of Beagles around the country.
By the way, a Beagle is a hound.

Iwan

Beagles are used for Beagling, like fox hunting but they hunt for hares with a pack of dogs - the hunt followers being on foot rather than on horseback. I worked on a farm at weekends when I was at scholl so I saw a lot of Beagle hunts while I was there.

Tiggs

A beagle is a hound dog so the above is nonsense.

Oldfella

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True but they are used to hunt fox and game birds as well

Billbill

Killing Beagles??
Is that what that book was all about?
"Voyage of the Beagle?"