tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post1640536051087828444..comments2023-11-03T12:44:19.948+01:00Comments on Orwell's Picnic ~: Thanks for the boost, Tony.Hilary Jane Margaret Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-91227456292755565212008-02-16T17:31:00.000+01:002008-02-16T17:31:00.000+01:00One of the strange dichotomies of the English who ...One of the strange dichotomies of the English who in earlier days generally treated animals better than their children. Oh well, let's not be dismayed; the slave trade wasn't abolished in a day. I've nothing against killing or eating animals, but calling hunting a "sport"? Shaw said it best; "The ineffable in pursuit of the inedible."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com