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Treatment of Animals braved a chilly reception from the largely prohunting crowd to speak against the bear chase, but others — identifying themselves as generally pro-hunting — also expressed their concerns.
Henry Bibber of Manassas, who said he had hunted in the past, assailed the bear chase as “more a form of torture of the animal.” At the same time, he cited “maybe some reluctance on the part of some hunters towards criticizing other hunters” as being behind part of the silence on the issue.
Hunting critics at the meeting were clearly laboring under no such handicaps.
Heidi Prescott, national outreach rlirector for The Fund for Animals, Asked that “all hound-hunting practices, including the new bear pursuit season, be halted,” citing concerns About the effects of the chase season >n bear population and the potential for poaching and cruelty.
The appearance of hunting foes At the public hearing brought Bob Foubare, a member of the Southern Fauquier Hunt Club, to the microshone to speak in favor of an earlier start to bow season and in favor of Sunday hunting. And something nore. “If you don’t believe they’re jut to stop your hunting rights, *’ou’d better wake up," Foubare said, gesturing to the animal-rights Activists who were in attendance.
“There are thousands and thousands of hunters and fishermen in this state and they want to do away with all of it.” His remarks were greeted with a rousing round of applause from the packed auditorium.
Bob Cockrell, representing a hunting club with 12,000 acres in Loudoun, Prince William and Fauquier Counties, called for an increase in “doe days” as one answer to the deer population problem. “In
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