Dear Sir,

"I have been contacted by a distressed Rudston resident who has found an emaciated dead fox, with a severe gunshot wound to its back leg, at the back of her house.  It had only recently died, but its death had been long, slow, and painful.

A recent study, which appeared in the May issue of Animal Welfare, undermined claims by the RSPCA and League Against Cruel Sports that hunting with hounds, until it was banned, caused more suffering than shooting foxes.  This study has just been peer reviewed and accepted as valid scientific research and showed that up to 50% of foxes shot with shotguns were wounded, not killed.

I am afraid our unfortunate Rudston fox will become an increasingly common and sad sight in the countryside, until the ban on hunting with hounds is reversed."

Sheila Ferrett

Eastgate House

The Brain Teaser (Answers on page 30)

1)  A man is driving to a very important meeting. He sets off in his car, traveling at an average speed of 30 mph. Exactly half way through his journey, he realises that, unless he averages 60 mph, he is going to be late. What speed will he need to drive at, for the rest of the journey, to average 60 mph? 

2) A bag contains five apples. How do you divide the apples between five children so that they each receive an apple, but one is left in the bag?

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