1."It's wrong to kill animals"
For most people,this is a no-brainer.Although those in favour of hunting insist that foxes are destroying the countryside and slaughtering innocent sheep and lambs,there isn't any reason to hunt them down and destroy them.In actual fact,foxes are the natural predators of some forms of vermin (like rats),and without them,the countryside would be overrun.The number of sheep and lambs that they kill is not that many.They often shy away from taking on live sheep,as they can actually come off worse!
If foxes were posing a definite threat to livestock,it would be more humane to let farmers shoot them instead.There is no real logic to chasing the foxes for hours,as the foxes are not necessarily caught by the time the hunt ends.Hunters often argue that animals can be killed by their natural predators anyway,but very few wild animals would chase down its prey for several hours - they would get bored long before they ever caught their intended food source.
2."Hunting is disruptive to rural life"
Hunters often argue that hunting is a traditional part of life in the countryside.This may be true,but that doesn't necessarily make it a good thing.Once a chase has begun,the hunters want to run the fox ragged until it dies from exhaustion or is ripped to shreds by the dogs.This usually means following hot on the heels of the fox at all times -even if this means running riot through rural villages or private property.
In this sense,hunting is actually disruptive to the countryside,as it can result in substantial damage to the local area.Any unfortunate sheep,rabbits or pets that are in the wrong place at the wrong time will inevitably be trampled on,causing further distress.