Hi George -

I personally think that there may be some cruelty issues where fox hunting is concerned but I also think that is probably true with all hunting. I have mixed feelings about hunting in general. My father is an avid hunter. Hunting was a large part of the culture in which he grew up in Appalachia and, to him, not hunting would be like denying a part of his genetic makeup. I grew up in more suburban Williamsburg and have raised my children to be antigun and therefore anti-hunting. They used to accuse their grandfather of killing Bambi. Good thing he loves us anyway.

Linda Martin (electronic mail, January 18, 2001).