LIKE so much else emanating from his organisation, the recent letter from Douglas Batchelor, chief executive of the League Against Cruel Sports, is a work of fiction, Hunting Act backed by majority of public, May 11.

In his letter, Mr Batchelor claims that the only people who criticise the Hunting Act are a "small minority whose barbaric sport has been resigned to the history books".

Mr Batchelor should be well aware that a rival anti-hunt organisation, Protect Our Wild Animals, is highly critical of the Hunting Act. Indeed, to quote from its website: "The truth is, the Hunting Act is flawed".

It has also gone on record stating an area where the Hunting Act is "an anomaly" and "should not be enforced".

He may also be aware that over 100 Labour MPs have signed an Early Day Motion criticising the law.

Moreover, the Crown Prosection Service has stated in court that the Hunting Act is "wholly unworkable" and "virtually unenforceable".

In fact, I believe that Mr Batchelor too feels the Hunting Act is flawed.

When the law was first enacted I wrote to him complaining about Defra's ruling that I must now shoot all the deer that I flush out with my dogs.

I suggested to him that I might actually obey this absurd law and shoot the deer to make a point about how ridiculous it is.

Mr Batchelor wrote several emails back to me begging me not to shoot the flushed-out deer as the law requires.

How can this man not feel that the law is flawed when he writes to a member of the public requesting him not to obey it?

I am sure that he will be pleased to know that I took his advice and continue to break this incredibly badly drafted piece of legislation by allowing all the deer that my dogs harmlessly flush out to live.

Giles Bradshaw

Rose Ash, South Molton

(by email)