I agree with Tim Bonner (Mailbox, November 2) that the Hunting Act is a bad law and is very poorly drafted, making it "far from simple to interpret or apply", much the same as the Dangerous Dogs Act, which was cobbled together in haste, is poor.

However, just because it is a bad law does not mean that it should be repealed and not replaced.

I believe that most people still disapprove of hunting – it is just that real people currently have far more important things to occupy their minds, such as living from day to day in this current economic climate.

What amazes me is that the Conservatives believe that this may be a vote catcher. They already have the votes of hunt supporters so this is simply pushing at an open door.

However, the promise of the imminent return of hunting could well alienate a proportion of potential voters.

This, to me, makes the Conservatives look just a little bit silly.

I deeply resent, on a personal level, the statement that the ban on hunting was driven by class politics and prejudice.

Naturally, I can only speak for myself, but my desire for the ban was driven by neither of the above.

Anyone who believes fox hunting is a serious form of pest control must be naive in the extreme.

The fox is the source of the hunt's entertainment and enjoyment – they don't want rid of it, they encourage it to proliferate.

For some, virtually their entire social life is designed around this "verminous creature".

It is heartening that Tim is concerned about the thousands of hours of police time wasted investigating the hunt and the millions of pounds spent enforcing and discussing the law when the police should have been tackling real crime and the money should have been spent on majority issues.

Well, to some of us animal cruelty is a real crime.

However, if you really are seriously concerned then please all of you hunters find another hobby, for that is all that it is, a hobby, a bit of fun masquerading as a service. Problem solved.

Karin Fall, Oadby.