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10-04-2016, 06:53 PM
British explorer condemns fox hunting after attempting to save dying fox
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LONDON — At the Conservative Party conference (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-37539156) in Birmingham, UK, Sir Ranulph Fiennes spoke at a fringe meeting to de**unce the Tory's pledge to hold a free vote among MPs on repealing the 2004 fox hunting ban.*
Although he contends that he has never supported the sport, this staunchly held position comes as a surprise from the **ted polar explorer, who has previously participated (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/watch-sir-ranulph-fiennes-urge-tories-drop-vote-brutal-fox-hunting-1584489#) in pro-hunting marches such as Countryside Alliance's Liberty and Livelihood rally in 2002.
So why this sudden invigorated condemnation?*
SEE ALSO: 16 smug foxes celebrating Britain's cancelled hunting vote (http://mashable.com/2015/07/15/hunting-vote-reaction/)
After witnessing the death of an injured fox he discovered on his Cheshire farm, Sir Ranulph, who was the first explorer to cross (https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ranulph/expeditions-challenges) Antarctica on foot, and his wife called the vet to see what could be done.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/04/sir-ranulph-fiennes-fox-hunting/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Although he contends that he has never supported the sport, this staunchly held position comes as a surprise from the **ted polar explorer, who has previously participated (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/watch-sir-ranulph-fiennes-urge-tories-drop-vote-brutal-fox-hunting-1584489#) in pro-hunting marches such as Countryside Alliance's Liberty and Livelihood rally in 2002.
So why this sudden invigorated condemnation?*
SEE ALSO: 16 smug foxes celebrating Britain's cancelled hunting vote (http://mashable.com/2015/07/15/hunting-vote-reaction/)
After witnessing the death of an injured fox he discovered on his Cheshire farm, Sir Ranulph, who was the first explorer to cross (https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ranulph/expeditions-challenges) Antarctica on foot, and his wife called the vet to see what could be done.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/04/sir-ranulph-fiennes-fox-hunting/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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