On Feb 9, 11:05 am, Malcolm  wrote:
> In article
> , John
> M.  writes
>
> >On Feb 9, 12:34 am, amacmil...@aol.com wrote:
> >> On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:05:06 -0800 (PST), "John M."
>
> >> There is a rational argument that shooting is cruel.  Even the BASC's
> >> own survey and vets' evidence at the Burns Inquiry have confirmed
> >> this.
>
> >There is a consensus among rational people that kosher and halal
> >butchery is cruel. There isn't a hope in hell of having it banned
> >until you convince the religious bigots that carry it out of this. So
> >it is with shooting. If BASC recognise it is cruel, but wish to
> >continue to shoot, they should be in the forefront of any chance to
> >change existing legislation with regard to the practice. Have you
> >talked to them about it?
>
> Just a thought, John, but as this is Angus making a claim about BASC's
> survey, the first thing you should ask for is the reference which shows
> that the survey did indeed confirm that "shooting is cruel".

Gosh. You don't think he would try to pull the wool over my eyes, do
you? ;-(