AS a young citizen I consider to be typical of contemporary society, I felt I must comment and reflect on the misguided and side-tracking statements made by Lewis Potter and Caroline Groves in last week's Journal.

I consider myself to be a passive, quiet 21 year old student, but as a scholar of history I understand the importance of democracy, a concept that our hunting friends fail to recognise.

Demonstration, following demonstration, anti hunt protestors, many of them elderly, have been the subjects of abuse both mentally and physically so I find Mr Potter's description of anti-hunt protestors as a vociferous minority quite ironic.

His nave assumption of opposition to hunting being a minority has also been undermined and proved incorrect by recent debates and votes in the Commons. I feel that I must also refer to Caroline Groves' argument that fox-hunting is merely a means of pest control. Surely if this argument of hunting with hounds as pest control is to be understood, then maybe it would be more believable if the practice was delivered in a quiet manner similar to other methods of slaughter such as the slaughter house.

However, the Hunt would rather dress in attire far too outdated, parade in a fashion that misleads them to convince themselves they are important and arrogantly show off while playing the class card.

Hopefully, one day the Hunt will realise that it is moribund in the 21st century as this country aspires to progress and not relive unnecessary, barbaric traditions.

We will just have to invest our hope in progressive politicians who aim to rid our country of practices that are not beneficial to our morality as political predecessors did so in the past with the abolition of embarrassments such as slavery, bear-baiting, badger baiting and cockfighting.

MISS CHARLOTTE MOYSE, Abbot Chyrytons Place, Evesham.