I think Mr Mike Holden should stay off the brandy more (Readers' Letters, November 12).

He says that foxes are the only mammals on this planet that kill animals for food. Who's he trying to kid, when we human beings (mammals) kill around 45 billion animals for food each year? I feel quite embarrassed for him.

Just for the record, human beings are the only mammals on this planet who kill animals for sport.

Aled Jones,

Mount Crescent,

Bridlington,

East Yorkshire.

Updated: 09:38 Monday, November 15, 2004