Mice at protest
Sir,—l have been fascinated by reactions to the mice-throw-ing incident and the cruelty to animal point of view.’When dogs' miss- -their? owners, whether it be for an hour or a week, the ensuing disturbance and irritation to the neighbours
is written off because if the animal is being adequately fed, “nothing can be done.” Barbara Woodhouse has said quite firmly that it is sheer cruelty to leave dogs for any length of time, and yet she appears to be a voice crying in the wilderness. When will the S.P.C.A. 'make up its collective mind? If animals can suffer from mental cruelty, this legal protection should extend to pets as well as to defenceless animals with no clear owner. The mental cruelty other people suffer from living near unsupervised and unhappy animals gets no legal protection unless the problem disturbs at least three households; sympathy is notably absent. People have strange priorities. — Yours, etc., ■ ■■■ .
LEITH E. HOLLAND. August 16, 1982.
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