SIR – Will it ever dawn on Mr [Jon] Burgess that he is alone in his crusade to support the morally indefensible; ie, chasing foxes with hounds?

Quite simply, the law of the land prescribes the parameters under which we all live and I am happy to conform with both the laws I agree with and those I don’t.

That’s what democracy is about.

Doubtless Mr Burgess is the first to complain about those aspects of human behaviour he finds to be anti-social.

I find fox hunting and all cruelty to animals and humans to be anti-social and happily, the law is on my side.

I do happen to think that fox hunting is uncivilised having experienced it at first hand and that Mr Burgess could surely find more productive things to do with his time.

TIM PALMER
Worcester