Cruelty to dogs

Press, 21 January 1982, Page 12

Cruelty to dogs

Sir,—Enclosed please find a copy of a letter that I have sent to President Marcos of the Philippines. Allen Frampton’s letter distressed me to such an extent. I feel that drastic measures are called for to stop this horrific cruelty. I have done my utmost to appeal to the President to intervene. As I have said in my letter, surely there must be sufficient food grown in the Philippines without subjecting these intelligent creatures to such unspeakable torture before eating them. What right has cruel, greedy man to inflict this treatment on man’s best friend? — Yours., etc., PAULINE BODDINGTON. January 19, 1982.

Sir—Like many of your correspondents I was sickened after reading the article concerning dogs in the Philippines. After writing to the Ambassador for the Philippines I have posted the article to people in Britain asking for their support in stopping this practice. I feel that the only way of stopping this barbarism is by worldwide condemnation. — Yours, etc.,

M. HOCKLEY. January 19, 1982.

Sir.—Estelle Win seems to know the facts of this dreadful, callous trade in live dogs being tortured unbearably to be sold as meat in the Philippines. T. M. Hamilton suggests that people write to President Marcos of the Philippines, who has dogs of his own used for showing. Everybody should; I am. If one wants to be sure of action, write to Brian Davies, International Fund for Animal Welfare, P.O. Box 193, Yarmouth, Port Massachusetts, 02675, U.S.A. He has been to the Philippines and seen for himself the living hell these dogs are going through and is trying to help, but he needs financial help to do it.—Yours, etc..

M. YULE. January 17, 1982.