Dear Editor,

Tigers, elephants, snow leopards: they all possess something that humanity covets; therefore they are targeted without mercy.

In our own immediate environment, too often cats and dogs, kittens and puppies are subjected to non-stop breeding. The expensive price tags of the helpless, pathetic results serving to feed humanity’s greed for money and yet more money.

Pitiless puppy farms, innumerable crying kittens crammed into comfortless pens -- such is the massive "industrial" aspect of this shameful practice.

There is insufficient legal protection for animals. Equally, there is scant general concern for them. Our care for our pets should ensure they are protected by neutering. HELP FOR CATS will neuter your cat free of charge.

Those who care about animal lives have a duty at all times to increase public awareness of the danger that threatens particularly stray and abandoned cats. If you are aware of any please contact us at once. A stray un-neutered tom cat infected with the FIV virus can pass this dreadful, incurable disease on to scores of cats and unborn kittens.

HELP FOR CATS is here to deal with any and all feline problems. I repeat, we will neuter your cat free of charge.

Please contact us about any cats in need in your area. Call 01989 750500 or 01989 565271 or 07528345930.

Please help us to help them.

Dr A Matheson

Ross-on-Wye