Animals as commodities

Your report (14 October) that 15,000 birds were slaughtered at an East Lothian farm is a brutal reminder that living creatures are merely commodities to be casually disposed of at will.

The pursuit of cheap food is creating its own holocaust for animals, by freeing up vast amounts of money, leading to such as obesity and alcohol abuse, with massive costs for the taxpayer.

The Scottish Parliament had the courage to face down the fox-hunting lobby. Let's hope it will not be too long before it starts to do similar to the factory farming industry and the breeding of pheasants, simply to satisfy the blood lust of people who have little regard for animal life.

ALAN CLAYTON

Letters Way

Strachur, Argyll