Ricky Gervais slams fans of blood sports

Ricky Gervais has launched a foul-mouthed tirade against fans of blood sports.

The Extras star is appalled by cruelty to animals and cannot understand how people can enjoy sports like fox hunting and bullfighting.

He fumed: "I can't stand blood sports or any cruelty to animals. I've never understood why anybody would get off on seeing a bull speared. I wanted to batter those people with a f**king spade.

"I don't understand why loads of inbreds get the f**king horn when they see a fox cowering in fear. And all this s**t claiming it's a cull because foxes are a pest - if so, shoot them, cleanly and humanely.

"The hunters wouldn't get off on it if it was a robot fox, so I know I'm right on that. And (Bullfighting) is disgraceful, like any culture that exploits children or women. I just think, 'F**k that.'"