GILES Bradshaw, Hunting Act is just based on prejudice, August 21, claims it is prejudice which drives those of us who object to the hunting of live quarry with hounds.

The definition of prejudice is when an opinion is formed without knowledge or examination of the facts, but even the casual observer can see the pleasure derived by hunt supporters as they watch a wild animal being needlessly tormented while it is hounded to exhaustion and/or death for the sake of their amusement.

The Hunting Act reflects the opinion of the majority and aims to prevent the unnecessary suffering inflicted on the quarry. The very idea that hunt supporters are able to view this same scene and take pleasure from it means our opinion of them is bound to be at rock bottom, but that is an opinion based purely on fact so cannot be described as prejudice.

G E Purser

Clapton-on-the-Hill, Cheltenham