Published by Good Press, 2019
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EAN 4057664575081
Table of Contents
KILLING FOR SPORT
THE CRUELTY OF SPORT
Fox-Hunting.
The Wild Stag Hunt.
Shooting.
Hare-Hunting and Otter-Hunting.
Spurious Sports.
The Ethics of Sport.
SPORT AND AGRICULTURE
Growing Grouse.
Pheasant or Peasant?
THE COST OF SPORT
Giving Employment.
The Reality.
THE ECONOMICS OF HUNTING
The Recreation of the Few.
FACTS ABOUT THE GAME LAWS
Administration of the Game Laws.
The Gamekeeper.
The Poacher.
Some Results of Game-Preserving.
THE DESTRUCTION OF WILD LIFE
Some “Vermin.”
The Killing Mania.
THE CALLOUSNESS OF FOX-HUNTING [21]
The Death.
BIG-GAME HUNTING
Explosive Bullets.
Temporary Remorse.
The Hunter’s Joy.
“ Live Bait. ”
Primitive Instincts.
The Blood Lust.
BLOOD-SPORTS AT SCHOOLS
The Eton Hare-Hunt.
The Liberty of the Boys.
Moral Instruction of the Young.
SPORTSMEN’S FALLACIES
The Appeal to “Nature.”
Sport a Blessing to Men.
Sport a Blessing to the Animals.
Trust the Specialist.
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
I SPORT AS A TRAINING FOR WAR
II “BLOODING”
III THE HUNTING OF GRAVID ANIMALS
IV DRAG-HUNT VERSUS STAG-HUNT
V CLAY-PIGEON VERSUS LIVE PIGEON
VI COURSING
VII THE GENTLE CRAFT
VIII SPOILING OTHER PEOPLE’S PLEASURE
INDEX
PREFACE[1]
