Oh dear, the smug-faced hunting brigade have shown themselves again in The Press (Chase is still on, January 7).

I have a question for any one of them that dare answer – would you be or would you let any member of your family be chased and ripped apart by hounds ?

If the answer is “no”, then stop your barbaric hobby and think about what you are doing. After all, you are supposed to be intelligent.

N Hillen, Wains Road, Dringhouses, York