Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These foxes have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning (毒害) them. Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of chasing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it. People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy. It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is cruel, has risen greatly. Nowadays it must have some kind of conflicts between hunters and hunt saboteurs (破坏者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere (打扰) with hunts by misleading hunters and disturbing the smell of the fox, which the dogs follow. This year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labor Party Member of the Parliament (议会), Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.
1-1、The fox hunting in Britain is special because __________.
A、it only allows men to take part in
B、people hunt foxes on foot
C、the hunters have a set of rules to follow
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