I was shocked and angry when I read a headline (TMID, 24 April) that A good number of dogs are expected to be put down if the situation (hunting ban) persists. As I could not believe that what my eyes were reading was true, I went on to read the relevant article and this confirmed the facts as outlined in the title and further elaborated that since “some hunters have as many as four (dogs) or even more... as a consequence, a good number of dogs are expected to be put down if the situation persists”.

Do these people realise what they are saying? Do they have a heart or did hunting make them heartless and the notion of killing does not have the same meaning to them as it does to normal people? This is truly shocking and a further affirmation of how low these people can go to try to blackmail the whole population in backing them to get their spring hunting back.

Dogs are not commodities to be used to one’s own whims and requirements. Once a dog is taken into a family it should be treated like a member of the family and not disposed of when it is not required any more. All the hunters who have this intention should really be ashamed of themselves. This makes us, the anti-hunting lobby, even more adamant in condemning hunting and those who have this hobby.

Audrey Callus

Marsascala