Hunting humans

Martin Foreman wrongly

humans who hunt animals for sport with species which predate other organisms in order to survive (Letters, 15 December).

There’s no comparison, so to suggest otherwise is disingenuous. Only humans have the capacity to make moral decisions about how they conduct their lives, including what they choose to eat unless that capacity for choice is removed by circumstances beyond their control, as in war situations, or during famine.

It’s pretty obvious that those who care about the ethical treatment of animals don’t expect a fox to wrestle with its conscience before pouncing on an unsuspecting rabbit, or condemn a lioness with cubs to feed for predating other animals.

Prince Harry belongs to a wealthy elite who have been hunting animals for ‘sport’ for generations. Wealth and power make a formidable combination and for those who possess both, hunting

for pleasure is the ultimate expression of that privilege.

CAROLYN TAYLOR

Wellbank, Broughty Ferry,

Dundee