Zoo is barking up the wrong tree

ONE can only hope that Edinburgh Zoo's "urgent" appeal for eucalyptus for its new koalas (News, August 20) was a misguided publicity stunt.

If the zoo really had not sorted out a reliable source of specialised food supplies in advance of their arrival, it surely raises the question of whether it is capable of properly caring for them.

Ross Minett, director, Advocates for Animals, Queensferry Street, Edinburgh