[Busman747]

I agree with most of the sentiments expressed in this post except the U.S.A's "death row." Maybe I am wrong but I thought that this period of time was a "last chance" opportunity to appeal to the U.S. Government for clemency?

Personally, I feel that there should be 2 classes of 1st degree murder. Those that have been found guilty by a jury..... and I believe that there should be a time lapse for them like "death row" (how many times have we heard of new evidence coming through after the court case?) and those that were caught "red handed" and have no defence to offer. Now THOSE I would happily allow to be put forward for testing.........
As for the ALF, They do far more damage to animal rights than ALL the experimental research establishments put together! The only objection I have to fox hunting is that it is almost exclusively the "sport" of Hoo-Ray Henries and THAT I feel is why many people spotlight this activity, but if not for them, the farmer would just blow the foxes to bits with a 12 bore shotgun instead.
Nothing is said about the ferreter who walks the fields in the early mornings putting a ferret down a rabbit hole to terrorise and maim those unfortunate rabbits that are too slow to exit their holes into the waiting nets and clubs of humans. But when all said and done, these animals are a blight to the farmer and have to be culled one way or another.