I would like to endorse, as usual, every point raised in Ms Elizabeth Allison's letter ("Animal cruelty is a scandal", Mailbox, October 17).

As I have previously stated in correspondence to Mailbox, human beings were given dominion over the animal kingdom, requiring them to protect and nurture them, not abuse, torture and use them for man's greed as is now prevalent. The average pet owner in this country, although generally caring in their responsibilities, seems painfully inactive regarding the broader picture.

As Ms Allison has many times mentioned, the suffering of animals used in research is immense and also the plight of animals in factory farms. My final slant on this, is how would we feel if locked in a cage for life, at the same time having pain inflicted on us on a continual basis. Please let us wake up to the suffering of our fellow creatures, which feel pain and the result of cruelty, just as we do.

Mrs Ella Meah, Countesthorpe.