Support for the fox

I COULD not summon up any sympathy when I read that hunt supporter Deborah Adams was bitten by a fox recently.

I wonder how many foxes she has seen being bitten and torn to pieces over the years?

NICK ODGERS

Falmouth

I AM writing in response to "Hunt supporter's horror at fox attack". While Deborah Adams was left shaking and bleeding, spare a thought for the numerous foxes still hunted, which, may I point out, is still illegal.

Mrs Adams got off lightly with just cuts. Perhaps this is retribution from the hunted to the hunter?

It is noted in the article, for the readers' sympathy, perhaps, that Mrs Adams is a mother. Are some of the foxes hunted not mothers?

I agree this behaviour is completely out of character for a wild animal, but when cornered this is their only form of defence.

Did Mrs Adams want to help the fox? I think not, so why approach it? I keep chickens and would be devastated if a fox got into them, but also believe in "live and let live".

Foxes are getting a bad press of late this is only adding fuel to the fire of the hunters.

Think for a while, if you will, of the hunted happily going about their business only to be pursued in fear and panic, then to be savaged.

NICKY GREASLEY

STERIANOU

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RE: THE story in the West Briton, February 3, page two, "Hunt supporter's horror at fox attack" .

Though feeling sympathy for the pain and distress suffered by hunt supporter Deborah Adams after a fox mauled her arm, she is now in a unique position to understand her hobby from the fox's point of view. Sadly, the fox's mauling ends in painful brutal death, but fortunately her arm will be fully healed in months.

TAMMY SCHNEIDER

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100 new signs for cyclists

IN TIMES of austerity, is it wise for Cornwall Council to erect 100 blue cycling signs in the Camborne area?

These signs inform us of how many minutes it is to various destinations in the area – if you cycle.

CAROL KITTO

Camborne