11 JUNE 1948, Page 15

Sni,—May I reply to Mr. Bramley's letter in your issue

of June 4th. Under the 1939 Damage by Rabbits Act, it was illegal to set traps in the open, but during the war, under the Emergency Powers Act, this clause was suspended. Recently, under the Agriculture Act, a clause was inserted which would permanently suspend the provisions of the earlier 4kct, but by a free vote in committee this clause was deleted. When this Act comes into force, it will no longer be illegal to set traps in the open. It, how- ever, remains an obligation on the setters of traps to visit these during the hours of daylight. The cruelty involved has long been an issue, as not only rabbits but domestic animals are frequently trapped and left.—Yours

Secretary, Our Dumb Friends' League. Grosvenor Gardens House, Victoria,