I FEAR that Alan Fairhurst (Letters, July 16) makes ridiculously exaggerated claims in his letter about fox hunting.
Far more babies and toddlers are injured by untrained, uncontrolled, domestic dogs than by timid foxes, and I have yet to hear of a fox attacking humans. Does this mean that we should exterminate all domestic dogs?
If the fox population increases then a cull would follow. Hunting is not the most effective way of reducing fox numbers and it should be banned. The fox has every right to hunt and kill for food, as does every wild animal. He doesn't kill for sport.
I agree that hunting is not a number one priority in the "crime league" but it still deserves to be made an offence as promised by Tony Blair before he was elected.
S. J. WILKINSON (Mrs)
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