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In a startling move into the 20th century, and after
\n multiple unsuccessful attempts, the British House of Parliment banned
\n the ancient sport of Riding After the Hounds, in which a raucous posse
\n of hundreds of humans, horses and dogs race around the countryside after
\n a single furry fox, running for its life. These odds make a typical Spanish
\n bullfight seem like an even matchup in comparison. So much for the vaulted
\n British sense of fair play.<\/p>\n
We were not exactly sure which side the protester pictured On a telated note, the Telegraph Now they want to ban the ancient pursuit of MPs<\/font><\/p>\n Another grand old British sport came under threat yesterday as Labour Peter Hain, the Leader of the House, endorsed the call for an immediate from the Telegraph<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a startling move into the 20th century, and after multiple unsuccessful attempts, the British House of Parliment banned the ancient sport of Riding After the Hounds, in which a raucous posse of hundreds of humans, horses and dogs race … Continue reading
\n on the left was on, until reading the Reuters
\n caption<\/a>, which read, "Pro-hunting
\n demonstrators gather outside the Houses of Parliament in London, September
\n 15, 2004. The centuries-old pursuit of fox hunting takes centre stage
\n in Britain on Wednesday when parliament votes on a ban against a backdrop
\n of noisy protests and political wrangling."<\/p>\n
\n of London r<\/a>eports that
\n Fox Hunting is not the only sport endangered by this alarming wave of
\n politcal correctness…<\/p>\n\n
\n MPs called for an immediate ban on the hunting of themselves. They said
\n acute mental distress had been inflicted on them when they found themselves
\n hunted by five young men who ran into the House of Commons on Wednesday
\n afternoon.<\/p>\n
\n ban, telling MPs: "It is obviously unacceptable for whatever happened
\n yesterday ever to happen again."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n