Sir, - It is so very easy to target peripheral issues of animal welfare, especially ones which do not challenge our own daily actions and responsibilities, while turning a blind eye to the cruelty subjected upon the thousands of animals reared for human consumption.
Do the councillors who are so adamant about protecting circus animals eat meat? The hypocrisy and small-mindedness speak for themselves. - Yours, etc.,
Liz Nagle, Murray's Cottages, Inchicore.