MEMOIRS OF A FOX-HUNTING MAN

In February the ABC exposed horrible animal cruelty:

Australia's greyhound racing industry is in turmoil after a Four Corners report revealed conclusive evidence of live baiting during secret training sessions. Monday night's program showed footage of live piglets, possums and rabbits being fixed to mechanical lures and catapulted around tracks while being chased, and eventually killed, by dogs.

The ABC has joined forces with various animal liberations groups to campaign on animal cruelty, from the sheep trade to the Middle East, to Aussie cattle exports and greyhound racing. Wonder how they’ll react when they hear they have a fox hunter in their midst. None other than radio host Jonathan Green. The presenter has confirmed he partakes in the sport that involves tracking, chasing and killing a fox while on horseback … “It’s long established in these parts, my club is one of several around Melbourne and has been active since 1888, and plays a small part in controlling a pretty noxious feral pest,” Green told Diary … When Ricky Gervais weighed into the British debate, tweeting “The only way fox hunting would count as vermin control is if the posh twats fell off their horses and broke their necks”, Green replied, “that’s a bit rough”. I suppose if Green takes exception to being called a posh twat, perhaps he should not post pictures of himself dressed like one.