Passions run high in Britain when it comes to the question of fox hunting. “Hunt scum are the real vermin,” says a woman in the village of Melton Mowbray, protesting against the traditional New Year’s hunt. Others cried “shame” at riders setting off on horseback, clad in red jackets for the traditional Quorn Hunt. Opponents and supporters of hunting meanwhile came to blows in Lacock after Christmas and police arrested three men. The traditional hunt is said to have been established centuries ago in Britain. It evolved into a custom in which a fox is tracked by hounds, followed by a team on foo…

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