DAVID Cameron and his Conservatives would do well to learn a lesson from the USA.

Taking delight in killing wildlife, as Republican vice-president candidate Sarah Palin does there and the bloodsports fraternity do here, rightly wins little support among the general electorate.

Real change means putting compassion into our countryside, not pandering to every whim of the hunting lobby who for all their noise and wealth are few in number and callous in outlook.

M J HUSKISSON Animal Welfare Information Service