Wednesday, November 02, 2005
HOEY ON HYPOCRITES
Country Kate slams animal 'hypocrites'
Nov 1 2005
PEOPLE who support the ban on fox-hunting but are happy to eat chickens are hypocrites, an outspoken MP has claimed.
Vauxhall Labour MP Kate Hoey, who has pledged to overturn her Government's ban on fox-hunting, has slammed animal welfare activists who are critical of hunting but do not speak out about intensive farming.
In her first interview as chairwoman of campaign group the Countryside Alliance, she said: "I have a lot of respect for people who have a view that no animal should be killed or used for anything - if they are wearing their plastic shoes.
"It's the kind of hypocrisy of people who will make a fuss about foxes while going out and buying their broiler chicken."
Ms Hoey, who was raised on a farm in rural Northern Ireland, also urged consumers to buy food from small neighbourhood shops rather than supermarkets.
Nov 1 2005
PEOPLE who support the ban on fox-hunting but are happy to eat chickens are hypocrites, an outspoken MP has claimed.
Vauxhall Labour MP Kate Hoey, who has pledged to overturn her Government's ban on fox-hunting, has slammed animal welfare activists who are critical of hunting but do not speak out about intensive farming.
In her first interview as chairwoman of campaign group the Countryside Alliance, she said: "I have a lot of respect for people who have a view that no animal should be killed or used for anything - if they are wearing their plastic shoes.
"It's the kind of hypocrisy of people who will make a fuss about foxes while going out and buying their broiler chicken."
Ms Hoey, who was raised on a farm in rural Northern Ireland, also urged consumers to buy food from small neighbourhood shops rather than supermarkets.
