TOM Fell of the Countryside Alliance (Letters, February 11) objects to the proposal of giving taxpayers' money to animal welfare groups to contest hunts' licence applications, but he doesn't object to the taxpayer funding bloodsports, which the majority of people oppose, to the tune of £1million each year in policing bills.
The Government's election manifesto promised to bring the issue of bloodsports to a conclusion. The proposed so-called middle way option on hunting is a sly and cynical attempt to allow hunting to continue and would break the election promise.
This is an ethical issue and there is no middle way -- you are either for or against killing animals for fun.
The incontrovertible evidence against hare coursing, which Mr Fell claims has never been produced, can be found in the Burns Inquiry report which states: "Hare hunting and coursing are essentially carried out for recreational purposes and have a relatively small direct impact on hare numbers."
Mr Fell's single-issue group doesn't represent any community. It only represents a small number of people who enjoy killing animals in the name of sport.
G METCALFE, Moorhey Crescent, Bamber Bridge.
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