Killing for Sport. Various

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      Killing for Sport

      Essays by Various Writers

      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]