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The Times (UK) reports that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was not amused by cookbook put together by supporters of hunting. The cookbook, The Millennium Coursing Cookbook, was put together to raise funds to fight proposed bans and limits on hunting and fishing in the UK (coursing, for those unaware, is a hunting competition using hounds to chase a mechanical lure or a live animal such as a rabbit).
Ros Varnes of the RSPCA told the Times (UK), "I hope the publishers make it clear to people exactly what they will be helping finance if they buy this cookbook. The idea that they will be supporting cruel and outdated sports where wild animals are hounded to death should be enough to turn many stomachs."
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Recipes offend RSPCA palate from the Times (UK), December 1, 1999