I read with interest Michael Viney's article, "Hound on the Hearthrug" (April 13th) 1996, regarding the abandonment of greyhounds. On the other hand, here in Northern Ireland, the problem is dog theft - especially terrier type dogs for hunting of rabbits, bares and badgers.
is this a Northern Ireland phenomenon? - Yours, etc.,
The Birches, Drumcairn Road, Armagh.
PS The problem is exacerbated by the fact that there are no coherent procedures for tracing lost/stolen dogs.