THE excuses for hunting put forward by Messrs Thomas and Allen, (You Say, December 4), are laughable. What is not so laughable is the post mortem reports of wild animals killed for entertainment.
I note that none of the bloodsports brigade has had the guts or the grace to comment on the death of two foxes described in these columns in February; both had broken spines and smashed ribs with extensive lacerations and dog bites to the abdomen.
Their tails had been "de-gloved"; that is, the fur had been removed as "trophies" for the "heroes" of this despicable cruelty.
This hardly conforms to the myth of the "instantaneous" death that the aforementioned gentlemen describe.
If Mr Pinney wishes to describe those in the RSPCA who witness, and have to deal with this carnage and unimaginable suffering as being fanatics, (You Say, December 11), then so be it.
Normal members of the RSPCA, who are in the majority, are not impressed by the recent infiltration of the RSPCA by the bloodsports fraternity whose only interest is to defend their vile and vicious activities.
A KNITTEL, Worcester.
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