Also, could you please explain something else to me, as I'm not sure I fully understand your argument.

At the beginning, you've said (and I quote) ... "to control the population of certain species to protect another species or to save their crops" by killing them - how then, does fox hunting differ from this?

Other than, it involves slightly more people, some of whom are mounted on horseback?

Ther basic principle of fox hunting is/was the same - to protect a species or crop from another by the controlling the latter population.

I can't help thinking (and please forgive me if I'm wrong) but it sounds as though you dislike the people (or their 'persona') that are involved with hunting, rather than the hunting itself?